Dr. Donald L Akers

Overview

Dr. Donald L Akers Jr., MD, is a Vascular Surgery specialist in Knoxville, Tennessee. He attended and graduated from University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine in 1984, having over 40 years of diverse experience, especially in Vascular Surgery. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Parkwest Medical Center, Tennova Healthcare, Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Donald L Akers also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Premier Surgical Associates Pllc. Dr. Donald L Akers accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (865) 690-5263 to request Dr. Donald L Akers the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Donald L Akers

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Surgery / Vascular Surgery click for detail Vascular Surgery A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.	MD16489	Tennessee

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Parkwest Medical Center	Knoxville, Tennessee	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Tennova Healthcare	Knoxville, Tennessee	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary
Tennova Healthcare-Jefferson Memorial Hospital	Jefferson City, Tennessee	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Premier Surgical Associates Pllc	Premier Surgical Associates Pllc	36

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Tuesday, November 3, 2015. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Donald L Akers [NPI: 1356363477]Vascular Surgery, General Surgery