Ali Akbar, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Memphis, TN
Ali Akbar, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1740411370, issued on Jul 30, 2009. Check the license (Tennessee 54328, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ali Akbar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 54328 TN
38147 IA
24342 MS
34.015828 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1325 Eastmoreland Ave Ste 410, Memphis, TN 38104
- Phone
- (901) 377-2111
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2022
- Fax
- (901) 377-5105
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240716001087); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1325 Eastmoreland Ave Ste 410
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Allie Hunt, APRNNurse Practitioner1225768922
- Patience Waddell, DNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1063020469
Verify Ali Akbar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 54328Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
11% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
722 Medicare Part D claims for 385 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium173 claims
- Gavilyte-G86 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes63 claims
- Omeprazole59 claims
- Linzess51 claims
- Plenvu32 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $653.67
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 2 group practices
- Healthtexas Provider NetworkWaxahachie, TX
- Prmc Healthcare Group, Inc.Paris, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 384 gastroenterology physician records in Tennessee.
Other gastroenterology physician records in Tennessee
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- Uchenna Agbim, MDMemphis, TN1649505124
- Nazneen Ahmed, M.D.Memphis, TN1154355592
- Abdullah Al-Rashdan, M.D.Memphis, TN1588831721
- William Alexander, M.D.Nashville, TN1609848738
- Maysoon Ali, MD FACPWaverly, TN1841287216
- Maan Anbari, M.D.Cookeville, TN1952303166
- Mark Anderson, MDKnoxville, TN1003993163
Common questions
What is Ali Akbar, MD's NPI number?
Ali Akbar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740411370, issued on Jul 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ali Akbar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1325 Eastmoreland Ave Ste 410, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 377-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ali Akbar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 54328, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ali Akbar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ali Akbar, MD had 722 Medicare Part D claims for 385 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ali Akbar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.