Iqbal Akhter, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Mount Vernon, IL
Iqbal Akhter, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Mount Vernon, Illinois, and NPI 1083719991, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Iqbal Akhter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- Practice location
- 1007 S.42nd St., Mount Vernon, IL 62864
- Phone
- (618) 242-4626
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Iqbal Akhter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,951 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,058 among the 4,833 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone602 claims
- Methotrexate551 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate248 claims
- Alendronate Sodium173 claims
- Leflunomide95 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen37 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 7.7 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: $99.31
5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 3,502 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,487.29 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.
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncWest Frankfort, IL
- Washington County Hospital DistrictNashville, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Rheumatology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 267 rheumatology physician records in Illinois.
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- Saba AhmedChicago, IL1861448003
- Harpinder Ajmani, M.D.Chicago, IL1720101066
- Ibrahim Alghafeer, MDSycamore, IL1669444709
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- Amritpal Anand, MDElgin, IL1770701716
Common questions
What is Iqbal Akhter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Iqbal Akhter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083719991, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Iqbal Akhter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1007 S.42nd St., Mount Vernon, IL, 62864. Phone: (618) 242-4626. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Iqbal Akhter, M.D.'s license?
Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Iqbal Akhter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Iqbal Akhter, M.D. had 1,951 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 2,058. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Iqbal Akhter, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 7.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.