What is Vaseem Akhtar's specialty?

Vaseem Akhtar (NPI 1568660561) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Medical Oncology in Okeechobee, FL.

Where does Vaseem Akhtar practice?

Vaseem Akhtar practices in Okeechobee, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1568660561.

How much does Medicare pay Vaseem Akhtar?

Vaseem Akhtar (NPI 1568660561) received approximately $175K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 190 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1568660561

Vaseem AkhtarM.D.

PRACTICECANCER CARE & CHEMOTHERAPY CENTERSee all providers at this practice →

Medical OncologyOkeechobee, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

536

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

26,316

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$148K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 212 Medical Oncology providers in FL — above median (cohort median 1,224).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

802

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.3M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

40.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate75 claims

Ondansetron Hcl/Pf70 claims

Hydroxyurea66 claims

Famotidine/Pf57 claims

Diphenhydramine Hcl41 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$443

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$443

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$443

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Vaseem 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). 19 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
OKEECHOBEE HOSPITAL, INC.	132	1,064
CANCER CARE & CHEMOTHERAPY CENTER	47	562
NPI 1003882648	40	129
Mark Gonwa Diagnostic Radiology · West Palm Beach, FL	34	82
Board Of County Commissioners Ambulance Service Provider · Okeechobee, FL	31	63
Jesus Groso Family Practice · Okeechobee, FL	30	272
NPI 1265496251	25	270
Lyudmila Mishelevich Family Practice · Monticello, GA	25	150
Eugene Wenthe Family Practice · Melbourne, FL	24	71
Noemi Amitina Pathology · Fort Myers, FL	23	123
Vikram Tarugu Gastroenterology · Okeechobee, FL	22	206
David Sigalow Urology · Okeechobee, FL	15	53

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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