Akil Taherbhai, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Gadsden, AL
Akil Taherbhai, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1255344891, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00017286, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akil Taherbhai
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 00017286 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Doctors Med Care OF Gadsden, P.C., Gadsden, AL 35904
- Phone
- (256) 547-2153
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 547-2179
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050707000816); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akil Taherbhai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00017286Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Doctors Med Care OF Gadsden, P.C.Gadsden, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akil Taherbhai among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Akil Taherbhai, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gadsden
They are 36 of the 903 NPPES records with a practice address in Gadsden, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 1,996 in Alabama → Every provider in Gadsden → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Anbreen Abbas, MDGadsden, AL 359031427996651
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- Ann De Jong, MDGadsden, AL 359031871700823
- Spencer Dempsey, MDGadsden, AL 359031386346682
- Carol GibbsGadsden, AL 359031750084547
- Bradley Green, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031205360666
- Anna Gregory, MDGadsden, AL 359031689068231
- Thomas Harper, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031912091992
Common questions
What is Akil Taherbhai, M.D.'s NPI number?
Akil Taherbhai, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255344891, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akil Taherbhai, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Doctors Med Care OF Gadsden, P.C., Gadsden, AL, 35904. Phone: (256) 547-2153. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akil Taherbhai, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00017286, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akil Taherbhai, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akil Taherbhai, M.D. had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.