Ahmed Akhter, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Crown Point, IN
Ahmed Akhter, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Crown Point, Indiana, and NPI 1194082578, issued on Apr 23, 2012. Check the license (Indiana 01091585A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahmed Akhter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 01091585A IN
61646 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12750 Saint Francis Dr Ste 410, Crown Point, IN 46307
- Phone
- (219) 769-8340
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2025
- Fax
- (219) 769-8341
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231019003103); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12750 Saint Francis Dr Ste 410
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Verify Ahmed Akhter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01091585ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
398 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-G126 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium81 claims
- Gavilyte-C31 claims
- Omeprazole23 claims
- Ursodiol13 claims
- Linzess11 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: $320.40
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Olympus America Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Franciscan Physician NetworkCrown Point, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ahmed Akhter among 372 gastroenterology physician records in Indiana
Ahmed Akhter, M.D. is one of 372 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 272 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Indiana
There are 372 gastroenterology physician records in Indiana.
All 372 in Indiana → Every provider in Crown Point → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rida Aslam, D.OCrown Point, IN 463071265964944
- Yun Ju Kim, M.D.Crown Point, IN 463071841524683
- Muhammad Kudaimi, M.D.Crown Point, IN 463071629011747
- Janaki Shah, MDCrown Point, IN 463071801456942
- Eric Steinberg, M.D.Crown Point, IN 463071316933054
- Amarnath Agrawal, M.D.Chesterton, IN 463041093785701
- Praveen Nallapareddy, M.D.East Chicago, IN 463121396908455
- Alaa AtiehHammond, IN 463201609290246
Common questions
What is Ahmed Akhter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ahmed Akhter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194082578, issued on Apr 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahmed Akhter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12750 Saint Francis Dr Ste 410, Crown Point, IN, 46307. Phone: (219) 769-8340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahmed Akhter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01091585A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ahmed Akhter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ahmed Akhter, M.D. had 398 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.