Physician

Sunil Akkina, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Sunil Akkina, MD (NPI: 1427361765) practices nephrology in the Mansfield, OH market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Richland, OH. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is KIDNEY ASSOCIATES, INC. (NPI: 1851348304; TIN: 341346017) and primary practice location at 44903-2269. Akkina is affiliated with the Mercy Health Select, LLC (ACO ID: A1215), participating under the MSSP model.

Akkina's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 730 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,444 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $238,121 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99223 (Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes). Part D data shows 2,438 prescription claims across 388 beneficiaries totaling $552,857 in drug costs, led by Velphoro (Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide). Open Payments data shows 5 records totaling $25. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $52,332 to $552,857. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$217K$434K2015 Medicare payment: $137,127 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $251,815 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $363,441 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $434,189 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $391,033 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $395,208 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $349,835 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $322,564 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $270,232 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $238,121 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20154891,406$137,127
20167542,772$251,815
20179293,664$363,441
20189954,120$434,189
20191,0454,203$391,033
20201,0774,417$395,208
20211,0233,804$349,835
20228293,059$322,564
20237192,632$270,232
20247302,444$238,121

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$276K$553K2015 Drug cost: $52,332 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $388,807 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $499,387 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $366,635 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $369,832 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $329,889 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $335,899 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $423,076 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $542,350 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $552,857 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201581265$52,332
20161721,258$388,807
20172912,102$499,387
20183612,751$366,635
20193562,670$369,832
20203342,438$329,889
20213712,367$335,899
20223862,396$423,076
20233982,302$542,350
20243882,438$552,857

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes256295$130
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more97138$81
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more188207$60
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes324824$60
90935Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation125395$54

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
VelphoroSucroferric Oxyhydroxide1204,800$311,333
VeltassaPatiromer Calcium Sorbitex462,216$54,611
AuryxiaFerric Citrate391,410$38,744
Sevelamer CarbonateSevelamer Carbonate1768,236$26,647
LokelmaSodium Zirconium Cyclosilicate13649$25,909

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.5$25Travere Therapeutics, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Sunil Akkina, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Sunil Akkina, MD (NPI 1427361765), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Sunil Akkina, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Sunil Akkina, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Mercy Health Select, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A1215).

What billing organization is linked to Sunil Akkina, MD?

Sunil Akkina, MD is linked to KIDNEY ASSOCIATES, INC. (billing NPI 1851348304) in the available physician profile data.

Does Sunil Akkina, MD have Open Payments data?

Sunil Akkina, MD has 5 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.