Akhtar Hossain, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician · Somerville, NJ
Akhtar Hossain, MD is a child & adolescent psychiatry physician with a practice address in Somerville, New Jersey, and NPI 1295836633, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA07766800, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akhtar Hossain
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician 2084P0804X
- License number
- 25MA07766800 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 153 North Auten Avenue, Somerville, NJ 08876
- Phone
- (908) 231-7700
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (908) 231-7722
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akhtar Hossain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA07766800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average child & adolescent psychiatry physician in 2024
961 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 504 among the 3,545 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rexulti81 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl77 claims
- Alprazolam71 claims
- Clonazepam66 claims
- Trazodone Hcl50 claims
- Mirtazapine44 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: $4,124.09
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,427.96 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.
Akhtar Hossain among 214 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in New Jersey
Akhtar Hossain, MD is one of 214 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 32% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0804X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 214 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records in New Jersey.
All 214 in New Jersey → Every provider in Somerville → Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 child & adolescent psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Randolph, M.D.Somerset, NJ 088731508011552
- Nanditha Krishnamsetty, M.D.Old Bridge, NJ 088571174582746
- Sezai Ustun AydinPiscataway, NJ 088541023783271
- Raymond Chong, M.D.Piscataway, NJ 088541720239023
- Shawen Ilaria, M.D.Piscataway, NJ 088541386051860
- Wun Kim, M.D.Piscataway, NJ 088541982690525
- Sherie Novotny, MDPiscataway, NJ 088541942218607
- Theodore Petti, MDPiscataway, NJ 088541033170121
Common questions
What is Akhtar Hossain, MD's NPI number?
Akhtar Hossain, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295836633, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akhtar Hossain, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 153 North Auten Avenue, Somerville, NJ, 08876. Phone: (908) 231-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akhtar Hossain, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA07766800, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akhtar Hossain, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akhtar Hossain, MD had 961 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among child & adolescent psychiatry physician prescribers was 504. 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.