Amer Ziad Akhrass, M.D.
Legal Medicine · Pittsburgh, PA
Amer Ziad Akhrass, M.D. is a legal medicine with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1326005786, issued on Apr 28, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania M.D.052769L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amer Ziad Akhrass
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Legal Medicine 173000000X
- License number
- M.D.052769L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1049 Unity Center RD, Pittsburgh, PA 15239
- Phone
- (412) 795-8022
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 795-8222
- Medicaid ID
- 0015279000002 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040206000607); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amer Ziad Akhrass in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license M.D.052769LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average legal medicine in 2024
16,471 Medicare Part D claims for 588 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,531 among the 246 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 960 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium746 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate612 claims
- Montelukast Sodium481 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium442 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen383 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium377 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: $3,912.78
190 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,618.84 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.
Amer Ziad Akhrass among 34 legal medicine records in Pennsylvania
Amer Ziad Akhrass, M.D. is one of 34 legal medicine records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 41% 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 38% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 38% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 41% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1981 among the 10 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 173000000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Legal Medicine providers in Pennsylvania
There are 34 legal medicine records in Pennsylvania.
All 34 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Legal Medicine nationwide →
The 8 legal medicine records with the nearest ZIP codes
- M Ayasso, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152321295726693
- Michael Ennis, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152321639160054
- Farhad Ismail-Beigi, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152321194716522
- Hitendra PatelPittsburgh, PA 152321003897265
- Maya Nimgaonkar, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152201326007295
- Michael MyerburgPittsburgh, PA 152131871520981
- Teri Willochell, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121790745016
- Gregory Dischman, MDPittsburgh, PA 152081336180728
Common questions
What is Amer Ziad Akhrass, M.D.'s NPI number?
Amer Ziad Akhrass, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326005786, issued on Apr 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amer Ziad Akhrass, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1049 Unity Center RD, Pittsburgh, PA, 15239. Phone: (412) 795-8022. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amer Ziad Akhrass, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number M.D.052769L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Amer Ziad Akhrass, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amer Ziad Akhrass, M.D. had 16,471 Medicare Part D claims for 588 beneficiaries; the average among legal medicine prescribers was 2,531. 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.