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.
- 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
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Verify Ghulam A. Akbari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis528 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium363 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium320 claims
- Potassium Chloride209 claims
- Furosemide197 claims
- 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
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- 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.
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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.