Wamunyima Akakulu, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Duluth, MN
Wamunyima Akakulu, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Duluth, Minnesota, and NPI 1033795596, issued on Mar 23, 2021. Check the license (Minnesota 79651, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wamunyima Akakulu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 79651 MN
157871 MN
35.150331 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 402 E 2ND St, Duluth, MN 55805
- Phone
- (218) 786-4000
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240819000975); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wamunyima Akakulu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 79651Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
328 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis22 claims
- Gabapentin22 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Furosemide17 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium13 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- South Dayton Acute Care Consultants, IncDayton, OH
- The Duluth Clinic LtdDuluth, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wamunyima Akakulu among 401 hospitalist physician records in Minnesota
Wamunyima Akakulu, MD is one of 401 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2011 among the 354 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
72 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Duluth
They are 72 of the 4,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Duluth, and 401 hospitalist physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Wamunyima Akakulu, MD's NPI number?
Wamunyima Akakulu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033795596, issued on Mar 23, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wamunyima Akakulu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 402 E 2ND St, Duluth, MN, 55805. Phone: (218) 786-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wamunyima Akakulu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 79651, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wamunyima Akakulu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wamunyima Akakulu, MD had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.