Afaque Akhtar, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Fuquay Varina, NC
Afaque Akhtar, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fuquay Varina, North Carolina, and NPI 1053309419, issued on Oct 11, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200401463, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Afaque Akhtar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 200401463 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 409 Wake Chapel RD, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526
- Phone
- (919) 567-9001
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 557-5540
- Medicaid IDs
- 89138NH NC
5914157 NC - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050121000335); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 409 Wake Chapel RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mariluz GroteClinical Social Worker1932900560
- Yvonne Spencer, AGACNP-BCGerontology Nurse Practitioner1720863830
- Mirrisha WatsonFamily Nurse Practitioner1760118566
Verify Afaque Akhtar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200401463Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,366 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 385 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate244 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen221 claims
- Gabapentin215 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium202 claims
- Lisinopril162 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium135 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $893.92
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Afaque Akhtar among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Afaque Akhtar, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,056 in North Carolina → Every provider in Fuquay Varina → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ajey Golwala, MDFuquay Varina, NC 275261750483392
- Jonathan Lin, MDFuquay Varina, NC 275261083970156
- Nathaniel Weber, D.O.Fuquay Varina, NC 275261891156063
- Michael Owens, M.D.Clayton, NC 275271306874649
- Aleksandra Avery, MDGarner, NC 275291992939409
- Jeffrey Breiner, M.D.Garner, NC 275291366556144
- Nicole Collins, MDGarner, NC 275291760419261
- Leroy Darkes, M.D.Garner, NC 275291326011396
Common questions
What is Afaque Akhtar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Afaque Akhtar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053309419, issued on Oct 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Afaque Akhtar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 409 Wake Chapel RD, Fuquay Varina, NC, 27526. Phone: (919) 567-9001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Afaque Akhtar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200401463, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Afaque Akhtar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Afaque Akhtar, M.D. had 5,366 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.