Anita Akhtar, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Stafford, VA
Anita Akhtar, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Stafford, Virginia, and NPI 1982952453, issued on Aug 15, 2012. Check the license (Virginia 0101284374, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Anita Akhtar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- 0101284374 VA
280350 NY
29103 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 125 Hospital Center Blvd Ste 221, Stafford, VA 22554
- Phone
- (540) 899-3595
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251003003003); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 125 Hospital Center Blvd Ste 221
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Anita Akhtar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101284374Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
3,304 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 195 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate496 claims
- Methotrexate490 claims
- Prednisone367 claims
- Meloxicam128 claims
- Gabapentin115 claims
- Alendronate Sodium110 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): 90.1 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: $431.47
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Mary Washington Healthcare Providers LLCStafford, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Anita Akhtar among 197 rheumatology physician records in Virginia
Anita Akhtar, MD is one of 197 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 2012, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207RR0500X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 197 rheumatology physician records in Virginia.
All 197 in Virginia → Every provider in Stafford → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Muhammad Shamim, DOStafford, VA 225541699303610
- Myo-Pale Aye, M.D.Winchester, VA 226011366705337
- Anne Bacon, MDWinchester, VA 226011801865779
- Mary Hagerty, MDWinchester, VA 226011942279195
- Gregory Kujala, MDWinchester, VA 226011598734733
- Annie Yang, M.D.Fredericksburg, VA 224081396001228
- Edward Katz, M.D.Fredericksburg, VA 224011568591345
- Taskeen KazmiFredericksburg, VA 224011255822714
Common questions
What is Anita Akhtar, MD's NPI number?
Anita Akhtar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982952453, issued on Aug 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Anita Akhtar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 Hospital Center Blvd Ste 221, Stafford, VA, 22554. Phone: (540) 899-3595. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Anita Akhtar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101284374, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Anita Akhtar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Anita Akhtar, MD had 3,304 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Anita Akhtar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.1 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.