Akash Parashar
Hospitalist Physician · Buffalo, NY
Akash Parashar is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1538365432, issued on Jun 26, 2007. Check the license (New York 002871, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akash Parashar
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 002871 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 85 High St, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Phone
- (716) 630-1000
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2025
- Fax
- (716) 817-1724
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071116000406); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 85 High St
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- Karyma AlmontaserPhysician Assistant1306594833
- Umeer Ashraf, MDInternal Medicine Physician1336398213
Verify Akash Parashar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 002871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
274 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate29 claims
- Eliquis28 claims
- Clopidogrel13 claims
- Furosemide11 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Mercy Hospital OF BuffaloBuffalo, NY · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Akash Parashar among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York
Akash Parashar is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 12% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in New York
There are 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York.
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- Aarti GajjarBuffalo, NY 142031326317389
- Anna Hays, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142031083904379
- Jennifer Kessler, MDBuffalo, NY 142031659647600
- Jeffrey Lach, DOBuffalo, NY 142031073670915
- Sanjay Ogra, MDBuffalo, NY 142031275581431
Common questions
What is Akash Parashar's NPI number?
Akash Parashar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538365432, issued on Jun 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akash Parashar located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 85 High St, Buffalo, NY, 14203. Phone: (716) 630-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akash Parashar's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 002871, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akash Parashar prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akash Parashar had 274 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.