Dr. Mark A. Akins, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 123
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 121
- Part D claims, 2024
- 135
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $6,089
- Practice address
- 1700 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
- Practice phone
- Call (615) 396-4100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Mark A. Akins is a general surgeon in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dr. Akins practices at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, part of Ascension Health Alliance.
Dr. Akins' NPI, 1497795454, was assigned on June 7, 2006. Dr. Akins graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Akins holds Tennessee license MD26745.
- NPI
- 1497795454NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5294700324
- NPI enumeration date
- June 7, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (615) 396-4100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Mark A. Akins practices at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dr. Akins' primary practice is Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford, at 1700 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 in Rutherford County. The practice phone is (615) 396-4100.
- Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford1700 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37129 · Rutherford CountyPhone(615) 396-4100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Mark A. Akins is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Akins' primary practice is Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, part of Ascension Health Alliance. The medical group on file is Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akins to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Mark A. Akins' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akins practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Mark A. Akins is one of 548 general surgeons in Tennessee
Surgery is Dr. Akins' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Akins is licensed in Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, TennesseePrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Akins
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Mark A. Akins billed Medicare for 123 services in 2024
CMS data shows 123 Medicare services from Dr. Akins across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 121 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $8,610 for them.
Dr. Akins' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1222024: 1231%
- Surgery
- 2023: 112024: 0100%
Where Dr. Akins' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office8670%
- In a facility3730%
Dr. Akins compared with the Tennessee median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Akins
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 123vs 17429% below
- Medicare patients
- 121vs 122Close to median
- Part D claims
- 107vs 522.1 times
Medians across 548 general surgeons in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Akins' 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. Mark A. Akins treated 121 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 121 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akins in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 65 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.50, 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. Akins' median patient age at 54, with 50% women.
Dr. Akins' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Akins' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6554%
- Men5646%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Akins' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol66%
- Arthritis40%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
- Anxiety28%
- Diabetes27%
- Chronic kidney disease26%
- Mood disorders26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Akins' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 54
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Mark A. Akins wrote 135 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Akins wrote 135 Medicare Part D claims for 104 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 107 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $410 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 84 claims across 3 drugs.
Dr. Akins' 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. Akins' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids81%109 of 135 claims
- Antibiotics9%12 of 135 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: 842024: 10727%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 3 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. Mark A. Akins ranks in the 92nd percentile for hernia repair - groin (open) in Medicare
Dr. Akins accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of hernia repair - groin (open) by Dr. Akins, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Akins ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 80th percentile14 procedures
- Hernia repair - groin (open)
- 92nd percentile13 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Mark A. Akins received $6,089 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 32 general payments to Dr. Akins from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Education make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $5,338.
General payments to Dr. Akins by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Akins by kind, 2016 to 2023
- Education$3,00049%
- Travel and lodging$1,58626%
- Food and beverage$1,40423%
- Entertainment$992%
Companies that paid Dr. Akins the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Mark A. Akins graduated from Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. Akins graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1989.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Mark A. Akins'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Mark A. Akins' NPI number?
Dr. Mark A. Akins' NPI number is 1497795454. It was assigned on June 7, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Mark A. Akins?
Dr. Mark A. Akins is a general surgeon in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Mark A. Akins practice?
Dr. Akins practices at 1700 Medical Center Parkway, Murfreesboro, TN 37129. Dr. Akins' primary practice is Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, part of Ascension Health Alliance. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akins to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Mark A. Akins' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Akins is (615) 396-4100.
What is Dr. Mark A. Akins' medical license number?
Dr. Akins holds Tennessee license MD26745.
Which hospitals is Dr. Mark A. Akins affiliated with?
Dr. Akins practices at Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
What medical group is Dr. Mark A. Akins part of?
Dr. Akins is linked to Ascension Saint Thomas Medical Partners. Dmand AI links Dr. Akins to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Mark A. Akins accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Akins billed Medicare for 123 services in 2024, and Dr. Akins accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Mark A. Akins see?
CMS counts 121 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akins in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Mark A. Akins bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Akins' most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), hospital inpatient care (99222) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. Mark A. Akins go to medical school?
Dr. Akins graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 1989.
What drugs does Dr. Mark A. Akins prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Akins' most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Mark A. Akins received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,089 in general payments to Dr. Akins from 11 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Mark A. Akins been practicing?
Dr. Akins graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
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