What is Riffat Akhtar's specialty?

Riffat Akhtar (NPI 1295726305) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Pottsville, PA.

Where does Riffat Akhtar practice?

Riffat Akhtar practices in Pottsville, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1295726305.

How much does Medicare pay Riffat Akhtar?

Riffat Akhtar (NPI 1295726305) received approximately $2K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 15 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1295726305

Riffat AkhtarM.D.

Internal MedicinePottsville, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$890

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 4,434 Internal Medicine providers in PA — bottom quintile (cohort median 550).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,364

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$52K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

9.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium193 claims

Tamsulosin Hcl129 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium122 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium121 claims

Lactulose76 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Riffat Akhtar's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 23 inbound referrers · 34 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL SCHUYLKILL	122	471
SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - EAST NORWEIGAN STREET	90	437
Manish Mishra Internal Medicine · Pottsville, PA	64	194
Tariq Hafiz Cardiology · Philadelphia, PA	59	266
Pottsville Area Emergency Medical Services, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Pottsville, PA	57	218
Gregory Elberfeld Diagnostic Radiology · Pottsville, PA	52	135
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	42	103
Muhammad Munir Cardiology · Pottsville, PA	37	132
SACCO, MATTHEW	33	74
GGNSC POTTSVILLE LP	30	225
LESCHIK, NANCY	28	65
Harwinder Ahluwalia Pulmonary Disease · Pottsville, PA	20	67

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER - EAST NORWEIGAN STREET	93	509
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL SCHUYLKILL	82	309
Manish Mishra Internal Medicine · Pottsville, PA	58	165
Anna Laychock Diagnostic Radiology · Pottsville, PA	54	129
GONZALEZ, JOSE	53	139
Tariq Hafiz Cardiology · Philadelphia, PA	50	220
Pottsville Area Emergency Medical Services, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Pottsville, PA	46	140
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	42	96
Yashoda Rao Internal Medicine · Plymouth Meeting, PA	37	140
Gregory Elberfeld Diagnostic Radiology · Pottsville, PA	35	89
GGNSC POTTSVILLE LP	35	288
Carol Miller-Schaeffer Internal Medicine · Pottsville, PA	32	158

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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