Jeffrey M. Akhtar, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
Jeffrey M. Akhtar, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1053370841, issued on Mar 21, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 954, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffrey M. Akhtar
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 954 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2270 Ashley Crossing Dr Ste 155, Charleston, SC 29414
- Phone
- (843) 225-8308
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 225-3549
- Medicaid ID
- 009546 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051122000467); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jeffrey M. Akhtar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 954Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,105 Medicare Part D claims for 402 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 412 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium235 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate202 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium154 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl131 claims
- Omeprazole129 claims
- Valsartan129 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $994.58
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 one group practice
- Tidewater Doctors LLCCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jeffrey M. Akhtar among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Jeffrey M. Akhtar, DO is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% 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, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 46% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
427 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 427 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 1,881 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elizabeth Burns, NPCharleston, SC 294141083661433
- Rhonda Chanson, MDCharleston, SC 294141609828706
- William Clare, MDChas, SC 294141861449662
- Kelly Clay, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141457327181
- John Davis, MDCharleston, SC 294141588608483
- Paul Deaton, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141376509315
- Timothy Jones, MDCharleston, SC 294141689613101
- Laura Kinney, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141386609931
Common questions
What is Jeffrey M. Akhtar, DO's NPI number?
Jeffrey M. Akhtar, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053370841, issued on Mar 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffrey M. Akhtar, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2270 Ashley Crossing Dr Ste 155, Charleston, SC, 29414. Phone: (843) 225-8308. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffrey M. Akhtar, DO's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 954, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jeffrey M. Akhtar, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jeffrey M. Akhtar, DO had 5,105 Medicare Part D claims for 402 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.