What is Farooq Akbar's specialty?

Farooq Akbar (NPI 1396772117) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hematology-Oncology in Macon, GA.

Where does Farooq Akbar practice?

Farooq Akbar practices in Macon, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1396772117.

How much does Medicare pay Farooq Akbar?

Farooq Akbar (NPI 1396772117) received approximately $20K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 112 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1396772117

Farooq AkbarMD

Hematology-OncologyMacon, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

211

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

331

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$18K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 236 Hematology-Oncology providers in GA — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,046).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

121

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$10K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Prochlorperazine Maleate29 claims

Apixaban26 claims

Ondansetron Hcl23 claims

Loperamide Hcl17 claims

Dexamethasone15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$277

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$277

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$277

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Farooq Akbar'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). 8 inbound referrers · 14 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF VALDOSTA AND LOWNDES COUNTY GEORGIA	58	284
Deanna Taylor-Gantte Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	22	98
Jennifer Stevick Nurse Practitioner · Valdosta, GA	20	53
Geoffrey Laing Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	16	38
Lillian Burke Medical Oncology · Eden, NC	16	48
Ernesto Mejia Pulmonary Disease · Morristown, TN	15	200
Stephen Brown Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	15	84
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	13	63

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOSPITAL OF MORRISTOWN LLC	115	1,480
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.	58	1,664
MORRISTOWN HAMBLEN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	55	436
Deanna Taylor-Gantte Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	26	104
Jamie Ford Nurse Practitioner · Newport, TN	20	93
Geoffrey Laing Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	16	49
Stephen Brown Diagnostic Radiology · Knoxville, TN	15	82
Ernesto Mejia Pulmonary Disease · Morristown, TN	15	179
Sunil Ramaprasad Cardiology · Morristown, TN	14	53
HOSPITAL AUTHORITY OF VALDOSTA AND LOWNDES COUNTY GEORGIA	14	44
Memphis Pathology Laboratory Clinical Laboratory · Memphis, TN	13	47
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Knoxville, TN	13	68

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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