Richmond Augustine Akatue, M.D.
NPI 1578530796ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Nashville, TN
Internal Medicine (M.D.) with Meharry Medical College and 2 other groups, practicing in Nashville, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $63,516 for 689 claims, against $8,300 paid for services in 2024. Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $57.29 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Metro Nashville General Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1578530796 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 7, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 8, 2007 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 39002 | TN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 62 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 186 across 17 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,300 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 689 · 1,281 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 81 |
| Total drug cost | $63,516 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical groups
- Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN · 40 clinicians
- Coffee Medical Group LLCManchester, TN · 22 clinicians
- Cornerstone Medical Associates PLLCSmyrna, TN · 2 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Metro Nashville General HospitalNashville, TN
- Unity Medical CenterManchester, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$57.29 · 3 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$70.51 · 3 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | $24.23 | 1 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $16.61 | 1 |
| Ossur Americas, Inc. | $16.45 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$57.29 · 3 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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