Farah Akhtar, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Sugar Land, TX
Farah Akhtar, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Sugar Land, Texas, and NPI 1427219369, issued on Jun 23, 2008. Check the license (Texas N8265, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farah Akhtar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- N8265 TX
BP10031154 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1317 Lake Pointe Pkwy, Sugar Land, TX 77478
- Phone
- (281) 637-7210
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140723001781); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Farah Akhtar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N8265Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,616 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa428 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta299 claims
- Montelukast Sodium176 claims
- Spiriva Respimat140 claims
- Incruse Ellipta68 claims
- Stiolto Respimat66 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
- Discovery Medical Network Matagorda LLCBay City, TX
- Palo Pinto County Hospital DistrictMineral Wells, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Farah Akhtar among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Farah Akhtar, M.D. is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.
All 967 in Texas → Every provider in Sugar Land → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Asher Qarni, MDSugar Land, TX 774781245297886
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- Sandip Desai, MDSugar Land, TX 774791497741037
- Shahid Mallick, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791396738415
- Manpreet Mangat, MDSugar Land, TX 774791740469287
- Suneesh Nair, MDSugar Land, TX 774791962601914
- Priya Oolut, M.D.Sugar Land, TX 774791013144690
- Mauricio Reinoso, MD PASugar Land, TX 774791972597474
Common questions
What is Farah Akhtar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Farah Akhtar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427219369, issued on Jun 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farah Akhtar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1317 Lake Pointe Pkwy, Sugar Land, TX, 77478. Phone: (281) 637-7210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farah Akhtar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N8265, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Farah Akhtar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farah Akhtar, M.D. had 1,616 Medicare Part D claims for 225 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Farah Akhtar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.