Akshan Puar
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · New York, NY
Akshan Puar is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1548642648, issued on Jun 24, 2015. Check the license (New York 315911, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akshan Puar
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- 315911 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 55 E 34TH St FL 6, New York, NY 10016
- Phone
- (212) 252-6020
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220808002017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akshan Puar 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 315911Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
408 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metformin Hcl Er38 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium29 claims
- Farxiga21 claims
- Alendronate Sodium19 claims
- Metformin Hcl19 claims
- Ozempic17 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: $275.25
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Insulet Corporation. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akshan Puar among 970 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in New York
Akshan Puar is one of 970 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% 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 78% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 694 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207RE0101X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in New York
There are 970 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in New York.
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- Stephen Richardson, MDNew York, NY 100161144328261
Common questions
What is Akshan Puar's NPI number?
Akshan Puar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548642648, issued on Jun 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akshan Puar located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 55 E 34TH St FL 6, New York, NY, 10016. Phone: (212) 252-6020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akshan Puar's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 315911, 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 Akshan Puar prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akshan Puar had 408 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.