What is Rizwan Akhtar's specialty?

Rizwan Akhtar (NPI 1669695649) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Richmond, KY.

Where does Rizwan Akhtar practice?

Rizwan Akhtar practices in Richmond, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1669695649.

How much does Medicare pay Rizwan Akhtar?

Rizwan Akhtar (NPI 1669695649) received approximately $215K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 579 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669695649

Rizwan AkhtarM.D.

NephrologyRichmond, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,116

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,536

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$211K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 122 Nephrology providers in KY — above median (cohort median 1,260).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

973

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$251K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

11.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Torsemide93 claims

Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide81 claims

Allopurinol81 claims

Calcium Acetate65 claims

Amlodipine Besylate65 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$53

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$53

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Rizwan 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). 46 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Shardan Radmanesh Diagnostic Radiology · Huntington, WV	168	787
Madison County Ems Ambulance Service Provider · Richmond, KY	116	1,507
Ananth Kumar Cardiology · Richmond, KY	95	440
Francis Hinsberg Internal Medicine · Richmond, KY	80	479
Roshan Pais Hospitalist · Berea, KY	74	382
O'DANIEL, PATRICK	71	396
James Buck Diagnostic Radiology · Lexington, KY	66	194
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	59	577
MERCY HEALTH-MARCUM & WALLACE HOSPITAL LLC	55	236
Labone Of Ohio Inc Clinical Laboratory · Cincinnati, OH	47	124
Raymonda Stevens Diagnostic Radiology · Lexington, KY	46	152
JOSHI, RAJAN	45	416

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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