Dr. Simon Akl, DO

Dr. Akl practices at Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura in Ventura, California, part of Community Memorial Healthcare.

Dr. Akl's NPI, 1396121190, was assigned on August 4, 2015. Dr. Akl graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2015. Dr. Akl's California license number on file is 20A15327.

Dr. Akl's primary practice is Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura, at 147 North Brent Street, Ventura, CA 93003 in Ventura County. The practice phone is (805) 652-5011.

Dr. Akl's primary practice is Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura in Ventura, California, part of Community Memorial Healthcare. Dr. Akl is also affiliated with Ventura County Medical Center. The medical group on file is Community Memorial Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akl to 2 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akl practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Family medicine is Dr. Akl's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Akl is board certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Akl's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Tennessee.

Dmand AI lists acute respiratory failure, acute sinusitis, ankle or foot injury, asthma, cellulitis, chronic anemia, chronic diabetes and chronic hypertension among the conditions Dr. Akl treats.

CMS data shows 960 Medicare services from Dr. Akl across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 559 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $85,930 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 559 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akl in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 192 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 35% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Akl's median patient age at 66, with 58% women.

In 2024, Dr. Akl wrote 110 Medicare Part D claims for 43 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $6 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. Akl accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 30 general payments to Dr. Akl from 19 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $175.

Dr. Akl graduated from WesternU College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2015.

Dr. Akl is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.