Mahfuza Akhtar, MD
Addiction Psychiatry Physician · Norwich, CT
Mahfuza Akhtar, MD is an addiction psychiatry physician with a practice address in Norwich, Connecticut, and NPI 1972026490, issued on Jul 18, 2017. Check the license (Connecticut 70116, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mahfuza Akhtar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Psychiatry Physician 2084P0802X
- License numbers
- 70116 CT
87506 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 326 Washington St, Norwich, CT 06360
- Phone
- (860) 889-8331
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241121001030); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 326 Washington St
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Verify Mahfuza Akhtar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 70116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction psychiatry physician in 2024
307 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 716 among the 421 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl20 claims
- Gabapentin13 claims
- Olanzapine13 claims
- Ziprasidone Hcl13 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $218.54
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 170 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,785.85 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
- The Southeast Permanente Medical GroupKennesaw, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mahfuza Akhtar among 30 addiction psychiatry physician records in Connecticut
Mahfuza Akhtar, MD is one of 30 addiction psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 33% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 1992 among the 10 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0802X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Addiction Psychiatry Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 30 addiction psychiatry physician records in Connecticut.
All 30 in Connecticut → Every provider in Norwich → Addiction Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 addiction psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jean Carl Jarda, M.D.Cromwell, CT 064161669402343
- Alec Buchanan, PHD MDMiddletown, CT 064571679637748
- Harsha Duvvi, MDMiddletown, CT 064571558527382
- Virginia Johnson, MDMiddletown, CT 064571518026830
- Edwina Ranganathan, LADCMiddletown, CT 064571720121296
- Lynn Winther, MDMiddletown, CT 064571245206556
- Gengyun WenMansfield Center, CT 062501215367081
- Zinaida Boutaeva, M.D.Orange, CT 064771154583748
Common questions
What is Mahfuza Akhtar, MD's NPI number?
Mahfuza Akhtar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972026490, issued on Jul 18, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mahfuza Akhtar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 326 Washington St, Norwich, CT, 06360. Phone: (860) 889-8331. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mahfuza Akhtar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 70116, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mahfuza Akhtar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mahfuza Akhtar, MD had 307 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among addiction psychiatry physician prescribers was 716. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mahfuza Akhtar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.