What is Salman Akhtar's specialty?

Salman Akhtar (NPI 1639168966) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Las Vegas, NV.

Where does Salman Akhtar practice?

Salman Akhtar practices in Las Vegas, NV, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639168966.

How much does Medicare pay Salman Akhtar?

Salman Akhtar (NPI 1639168966) received approximately $168K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,800 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639168966

Salman AkhtarMD

PRACTICESALMAN AKHTAR MD LTDSee all providers at this practice →

CardiologyLas Vegas, NVI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,384

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,027

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$150K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 153 Cardiology providers in NV — above median (cohort median 2,999).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,333

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$247K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate206 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium146 claims

Apixaban86 claims

Amlodipine Besylate74 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium73 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

79.4

Quality

55.3

Cost

73.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.18%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$458

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$458

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$458

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Salman 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). 294 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SUNRISE MOUNTAINVIEW HOSPITAL, INC.	950	1,936
Mercy Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Las Vegas, NV	677	1,426
Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Clinical Laboratory · Las Vegas, NV	521	1,743
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER, LLC	504	957
SPRING VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER	391	846
Medicwest Ambulance, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · North Las Vegas, NV	360	624
Richard Schwartz Diagnostic Radiology · Las Vegas, NV	309	591
Joshua Owen Diagnostic Radiology · Sacramento, CA	280	461
Kitty Ho Cain Diagnostic Radiology · Sacramento, CA	245	424
Peter Weidenfeld Diagnostic Radiology · Las Vegas, NV	237	502
Dean Berthoty Diagnostic Radiology · Las Vegas, NV	225	365
Sean Beaty Diagnostic Radiology · Las Vegas, NV	225	369

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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