NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Akbar Arif Herekar, M.D

Anesthesiology Physician · Baltimore, MD

Akbar Arif Herekar, M.D is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1174937817, issued on Jun 19, 2014. Check the license on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174937817
Name
Akbar Arif Herekar
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
84199 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone
(410) 955-8408
Enumerated
Jun 19, 2014
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200713001584); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1800 Orleans St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kara AbarcarEmergency Medicine Physician1285195123
  2. Catherine Abbot, CRNPStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942093810
  3. Ahamed Akmal Abdul Rahman Lebbe, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255208427
  4. Arielle AbovichStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972122703
  5. Luis Acosta, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1922859537
  6. Nihmotallahi Adebayo, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1033058334

Verify Akbar Arif Herekar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of PhysiciansCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score96.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $56.83

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Akbar Herekar$56.83
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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

  1. Wellstar Medical Group LLCAugusta, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Akbar Arif Herekar among 1,253 anesthesiology physician records in Maryland

Akbar Arif Herekar, M.D is one of 1,253 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 813 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

523 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Baltimore

They are 523 of the 35,183 NPPES records with a practice address in Baltimore, and 1,253 anesthesiology physician records in Maryland.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Laurie Antonik, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871790749075
  2. Sam Blankson-Hemans, MDBaltimore, MD 212871215915749
  3. Robert Greenberg, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871376508556
  4. Marie Hanna, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871053360404
  5. Richard Hardart, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871407806805
  6. Andrew Harris, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871548210495
  7. Alicia Hughes, MDBaltimore, MD 212871093777138
  8. Edward Miller, M.D.Baltimore, MD 212871154371011

Common questions

What is Akbar Arif Herekar, M.D's NPI number?

Akbar Arif Herekar, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174937817, issued on Jun 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Akbar Arif Herekar, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Orleans St, Baltimore, MD, 21287. Phone: (410) 955-8408. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Akbar Arif Herekar, M.D's license?

Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Akbar Arif Herekar, M.D's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.