Akanksha Thakkar
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Hazard, KY
Akanksha Thakkar is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Hazard, Kentucky, and NPI 1174907752, issued on Jul 14, 2015. Check the license (Kentucky 56903, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akanksha Thakkar
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 56903 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Medical Center Dr, Hazard, KY 41701
- Phone
- (606) 487-7510
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2022
- Fax
- (606) 487-6793
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241213000095); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 Medical Center Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Rafiqul Alam, MDSpecialist1891766101
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- Samuel Bailey, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1114180080
- Lori Bradley, APRNNurse Practitioner1447537105
Verify Akanksha Thakkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 56903Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
589 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate85 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium76 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium45 claims
- Losartan Potassium34 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl24 claims
- Eliquis24 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $239.35
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Genesis Medical Group, LLCZanesville, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akanksha Thakkar among 135 interventional cardiology physician records in Kentucky
Akanksha Thakkar is one of 135 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 115 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 135 interventional cardiology physician records in Kentucky.
All 135 in Kentucky → Every provider in Hazard → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Srinivas Nadadur, MDHazard, KY 417011316321276
- Nageswara Podapati, M.D.Hazard, KY 417011487695250
- Josef Toussaint, MDHazard, KY 417011750567251
- Sandesh Patil, MDWhitesburg, KY 418581902866619
- Maen Assali, MDPikeville, KY 415011891215596
- Sanjay Bose, MDPaducah, KY 420031225038698
- Michael Faulkner, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031336342427
- James Ford, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031285665182
Common questions
What is Akanksha Thakkar's NPI number?
Akanksha Thakkar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174907752, issued on Jul 14, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akanksha Thakkar located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Medical Center Dr, Hazard, KY, 41701. Phone: (606) 487-7510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akanksha Thakkar's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 56903, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akanksha Thakkar prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akanksha Thakkar had 589 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Akanksha Thakkar's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.