What is Muhammad Akbar's specialty?

Muhammad Akbar (NPI 1952513335) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Interventional Cardiology in Evanston, IL.

Where does Muhammad Akbar practice?

Muhammad Akbar practices in Evanston, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1952513335.

How much does Medicare pay Muhammad Akbar?

Muhammad Akbar (NPI 1952513335) received approximately $163K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,471 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1952513335

Muhammad AkbarM.D.

Interventional CardiologyEvanston, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,625

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,491

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$149K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 238 Interventional Cardiology providers in IL — above median (cohort median 2,866).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,309

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$177K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate173 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium171 claims

Amlodipine Besylate110 claims

Losartan Potassium94 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium82 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$43

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$43

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$43

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Muhammad 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). 159 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
PRESENCE CHICAGO HOSPITALS NETWORK	932	1,891
City Of Chicago Ambulance Service Provider · Chicago, IL	574	844
Howard Pinchcofsky Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	289	435
Vishnu Gaiha Cardiology · Evanston, IL	258	584
Bruce Silver Diagnostic Radiology · Evanston, IL	256	377
Dorothy Lam Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	202	290
Aswin Krishnamoorthy Diagnostic Radiology · Chicago, IL	187	274
Hammad Saudye Interventional Cardiology · Chicago, IL	180	310
Frederman Concepcion Cardiology · Chicago, IL	168	333
Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Elmhurst, IL	136	239
NITITHAM, KAROON	132	350
Robert Zick Emergency Medicine · Libertyville, IL	121	217

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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