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Dr. James A. Akras, MD

(Dr. James Albert Akras, MD)

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Specializes in: Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

Ross University School of Medicine (1985)

3001 Hospital Drive
Cheverly, MD 20785

(301) 618-6100

Dr. James A. Akras, MD is a surgeon in Cheverly, MD specializing in surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 1985 and has 41 years of experience. Dr. James A. Akras, MD is affiliated with University of Maryland Medical System and DIMENSIONS HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES INC.

Office Locations

3001 Hospital Drive
Cheverly, MD 20785

(301) 618-6100

(301) 618-3521

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University of Maryland Medical System

901 Harry S Truman Drive North
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774

(240) 677-1000

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Akras, MD treated as a surgeon in Cheverly, MD during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Akras, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	91
inpatient care	91

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Akras, MD treated as a surgeon in Cheverly, MD during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Akras, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	48
inpatient care	48

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	133
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	42
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	62
Dementia	43
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Akras, MD treated as a surgeon in Cheverly, MD during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Akras, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	76
inpatient care	76

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	123
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	30
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	35
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	56
Dementia	36
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Akras, MD treated as a surgeon in Cheverly, MD during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Akras, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	64
inpatient care	64

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	194
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	62
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	37
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	54
Dementia	38
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Akras, MD treated as a surgeon in Cheverly, MD during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Akras, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	147
inpatient care	147

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	59
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	27
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	55
Dementia	43
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Akras, MD treated as a surgeon in Cheverly, MD during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Akras, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	13
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	71
Dementia	35
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Akras, MD treated as a surgeon in Cheverly, MD during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Akras, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	60
inpatient care	60

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	15
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	69
Dementia	36
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Akras, MD treated as a surgeon in Cheverly, MD during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Akras, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	16
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	66
Dementia	48
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Akras, MD treated as a surgeon in Cheverly, MD during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Akras, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	35
inpatient care	35

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	16
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	71
Dementia	50
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	60
Dementia	57
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James A. Akras, MD treated as a surgeon in Cheverly, MD during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Akras, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	41
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	54
Dementia	31
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James A. Akras, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James A. Akras, MD treated as a surgeon in Cheverly, MD were hospital care and inpatient care.

hospital care	58
inpatient care	58

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	68
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	5
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	31
85 and over	18
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	37

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James A. Akras, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James A. Akras, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	56
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	37
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. James A. Akras, MD graduated from Ross University School of Medicine in 1985. He completed residency at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery - Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery) and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine (1985)

Residency: Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center (1989)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery - Surgical Critical Care, American Board of Surgery - Surgery (General Surgery) (1996)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James A. Akras, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Maryland Medical System

DIMENSIONS HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATES INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James A. Akras, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Acute Innovations, LLC	$454 ACUTIE $454
Miromatrix Medical Inc.	$112 Miromesh $112
Abbott Laboratories	$80 Connectivity and Remote care $80
Medtronic, Inc.	$58 ClosureFast $58
CSL Behring	$12 KcentraBeriplex $12
Other	$11 ELIQUIS $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$496
Travel and Lodging	$230

Biography

Dr. James Akras is a medical specialist in surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). He is professionally affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System. Dr. Akras attended SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, and Ross University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Hahnemann University Hospital, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, and York Hospital for residency.