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Dr. Joshua Shane Akers, DO
NPI1467030593PAC ID2769863950
- Medicare services, 2024
- 38
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 48
- Part D claims, 2024
- 786
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 81
- Practice address
- 4001 Dutchmans Ln, Louisville, KY 40207
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Norton Women's and Children's Hospital-Operating Room - HOPD
Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Louisville, Kentucky
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Dr. Joshua Shane Akers is a general practice physician in Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. Akers practices at Norton Women's and Children's Hospital-Operating Room - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky.
Dr. Akers' NPI, 1467030593, was assigned on March 30, 2021. Dr. Akers holds Kentucky license 05891.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1467030593NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2769863950
- NPI enumeration date
- March 30, 2021
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 32
- Medical school graduation
- 2020
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joshua Shane Akers practices at Norton Women's and Children's Hospital-Operating Room - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. Akers' primary practice is Norton Women's and Children's Hospital-Operating Room - HOPD, at 4001 Dutchmans Ln, Louisville, KY 40207.
- Norton Women's and Children's Hospital-Operating Room - HOPD4001 Dutchmans Ln, Louisville, KY 40207
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joshua Shane Akers is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Akers' primary practice is Norton Women's and Children's Hospital-Operating Room - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky. The medical group on file is UofL Physicians, Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akers to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Norton Women's and Children's Hospital-Operating Room - HOPDPrimary
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joshua Shane Akers' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akers practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Norton Women's and Children's Hospital-Operating Room - HOPD | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joshua Shane Akers is one of 94 general practice physicians in Kentucky
General practice is Dr. Akers' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208D00000X. Dr. Akers is licensed in Kentucky.
Specialties and state licenses
- General practice, KentuckyPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joshua Shane Akers billed Medicare for 38 services in 2024
CMS data shows 38 Medicare services from Dr. Akers across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 48 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,621 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 202438
Medicare patients48
Paid by Medicare$2,621
Procedure codes1
Dr. Akers' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 412024: 387%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 112024: 0100%
Dr. Akers compared with the Kentucky median for general practice physicians, 2024
- Dr. Akers
- Kentucky median
- Medicare services
- 38vs 17879% below
- Medicare patients
- 48vs 10152% below
- Part D claims
- 378vs 1332.8 times
Medians across 76 general practice physicians in Kentucky with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Akers' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joshua Shane Akers treated 48 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 48 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akers in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 25 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Akers' median patient age at 36, with 55% women.
Medicare patients, 202448
Average age72
Average risk score1.00
Dr. Akers' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Akers' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2756%
- Men2144%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Akers' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis38%
- Diabetes38%
- Anxiety27%
- Ischemic heart disease23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Akers' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 36
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joshua Shane Akers wrote 786 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Akers wrote 786 Medicare Part D claims for 122 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 378 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $28,721 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 239 claims across 14 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024786
Drugs named by CMS19
Total drug cost$28,721
Part D patients122
Dr. Akers' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic649 claims83%
- Brand-name120 claims15%
- Other17 claims2%
Dr. Akers' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Akers' Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics5%38 of 786 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over2%17 of 786 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2392024: 37858%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 14 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joshua Shane Akers scored 81 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Akers for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Akers accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Akers' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 81of 100Final score
- 63.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 74of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Joshua Shane Akers has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Akers. Dr. Akers' most frequent co-author is John Matthew Lacy, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Akers' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Akers
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joshua Shane Akers received $484 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 29 general payments to Dr. Akers from 16 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $116.
General payments to Dr. Akers by program year, 2022 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Akers the most, 2022 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Joshua Shane Akers's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joshua Shane Akers' NPI number?
Dr. Joshua Shane Akers' NPI number is 1467030593. It was assigned on March 30, 2021, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joshua Shane Akers?
Dr. Joshua Shane Akers is a general practice physician in Louisville, Kentucky. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is General Practice Physician (taxonomy code 208D00000X).
Where does Dr. Joshua Shane Akers practice?
Dr. Akers practices at 4001 Dutchmans Ln, Louisville, KY 40207. Dr. Akers' primary practice is Norton Women's and Children's Hospital-Operating Room - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akers to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Joshua Shane Akers' medical license number?
Dr. Akers holds Kentucky license 05891.
What medical group is Dr. Joshua Shane Akers part of?
Dr. Akers is linked to UofL Physicians, Radiology. Dmand AI links Dr. Akers to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Joshua Shane Akers accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Akers billed Medicare for 38 services in 2024, and Dr. Akers accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Joshua Shane Akers' MIPS score?
Dr. Akers' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 81 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joshua Shane Akers see?
CMS counts 48 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akers in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Joshua Shane Akers bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Akers' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214).
What drugs does Dr. Joshua Shane Akers prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Akers' most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Lisinopril.
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Has Dr. Joshua Shane Akers received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $484 in general payments to Dr. Akers from 16 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Joshua Shane Akers been practicing?
Dr. Akers graduated from medical school in 2020, 6 years ago.
Does Dr. Joshua Shane Akers do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Akers.
Who does Dr. Joshua Shane Akers publish with?
Dr. Akers' most frequent co-authors are John Matthew Lacy, MD (1 shared paper).
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