Iqbal M. Akhter, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Mount Vernon, IL
Iqbal M. 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 (Illinois 036087371, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Iqbal M. Akhter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 036087371 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1007 S.42nd St., Mount Vernon, IL 62864
- Phone
- (618) 242-4626
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (618) 242-4638
- Medicaid ID
- 036087371 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060220000247); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Iqbal M. Akhter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036087371Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% 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 1,978 among the 6,301 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 2 group practices
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncWest Frankfort, IL
- Washington County Hospital DistrictNashville, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Iqbal M. Akhter among 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois
Iqbal M. Akhter, M.D. is one of 340 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 244 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 59% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois.
All 340 in Illinois → Every provider in Mount Vernon → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Haitham Hassane, MBBCHCarbondale, IL 629011487065546
- Amar Sawar, M.D.Carbondale, IL 629011245280445
- Frederick Pfalzgraf, M.D.Herrin, IL 629481659385581
- Roger Traycoff, M.D.Springfield, IL 627041528078540
- Basanti Mukerji, MDSpringfield, IL 627031497725345
- Krati Chauhan, MDSpringfield, IL 627021710148481
- J Dorsey, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021669460390
- Jason Guthrie, M.DSpringfield, IL 627021437299682
Common questions
What is Iqbal M. Akhter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Iqbal M. 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 M. 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 M. Akhter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036087371, as entered by the provider. 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 M. Akhter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Iqbal M. Akhter, M.D. had 1,951 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Iqbal M. Akhter, M.D.'s MIPS final 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), 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.