NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ghulam A. Akbari, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Albany, NY

Ghulam A. Akbari, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1639155153, issued on Dec 16, 2005. Check the license (New York 234939, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639155153
Name
Ghulam A. Akbari
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
234939 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4 Atrium Dr, Albany, NY 12205
Phone
(518) 435-2740
Enumerated
Dec 16, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 17, 2026
Fax
(518) 458-2610
Medicaid ID
11446467 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050401000334); may accept Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4 Atrium Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Judith Falk, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1265671085
  2. Elizabeth Schockmel, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1336294743

Verify Ghulam A. Akbari in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,868 Medicare Part D claims for 633 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 104 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ghulam Akbari7,868
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis528 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium363 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium320 claims
  4. Potassium Chloride209 claims
  5. Furosemide197 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl180 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Select PT, OT And Slp Rehabilitation NY, PLLCHudson, NY
  2. St Peters Hospital OF The City OF AlbanyAlbany, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ghulam A. Akbari among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Ghulam A. Akbari, M.D. is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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 · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

158 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Albany

They are 158 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ninevah Aranas, MDAlbany, NY 122051003893512
  2. John Bashant, D.O.Albany, NY 122051912908195
  3. Mary Ellen Drislane, MDAlbany, NY 122051760474860
  4. Edgar Elum, MDAlbany, NY 122051184601692
  5. Ronald Hoenzsch, M.D.Albany, NY 122051629060736
  6. Ara Kayayan, MDAlbany, NY 122051205828316
  7. Heather Kopff, D.O.Albany, NY 122051568454577
  8. Paul Lemanski, M.D., F.A.C.P.Albany, NY 122051831190016

Common questions

What is Ghulam A. Akbari, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ghulam A. Akbari, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639155153, issued on Dec 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ghulam A. Akbari, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Atrium Dr, Albany, NY, 12205. Phone: (518) 435-2740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ghulam A. Akbari, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 234939, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ghulam A. Akbari, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ghulam A. Akbari, M.D. had 7,868 Medicare Part D claims for 633 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.