Alexander Foad Akhavan, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Alexander Foad Akhavan, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1801898374, issued on Aug 12, 2005. Check the license (Nevada 11478, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Foad Akhavan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 11478 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3022 S Durango Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89117
- Phone
- (702) 256-3637
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 100506583 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050804000439); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Foad Akhavan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 11478Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,645 Medicare Part D claims for 363 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 132 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel109 claims
- Eliquis83 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate80 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen78 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium63 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 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: $125.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Alpine Hospitalist Group LllpLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Foad Akhavan among 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada
Alexander Foad Akhavan, MD is one of 1,243 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 726 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 45% 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 Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
578 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Vegas
They are 578 of the 65,269 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Vegas, and 1,243 family medicine physician records in Nevada.
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Common questions
What is Alexander Foad Akhavan, MD's NPI number?
Alexander Foad Akhavan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801898374, issued on Aug 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Foad Akhavan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3022 S Durango Dr, Las Vegas, NV, 89117. Phone: (702) 256-3637. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Foad Akhavan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 11478, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Foad Akhavan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Foad Akhavan, MD had 1,645 Medicare Part D claims for 363 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.