NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mateen Akhtar, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Smithfield, NC

Mateen Akhtar, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Smithfield, North Carolina, and NPI 1053389668, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2008-02016, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053389668
Name
Mateen Akhtar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
2008-02016 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
910 Berkshire RD, Smithfield, NC 27577
Phone
(919) 989-7909
Enumerated
Mar 9, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2025
Fax
(919) 989-3147
Medicaid ID
59-12087 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090617000717); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2003
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 910 Berkshire RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Victoria Aucoin, MDSurgery Physician1447614862
  2. Stephanie BensonAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1689303679
  3. Kaitlyn CoggsdaleAmbulatory Care Pharmacist1245127869
  4. Kaden Eaton, PA-CPhysician Assistant1639053234
  5. John French, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1366896235
  6. Matthew Hook, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1093785974

Verify Mateen Akhtar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

12,843 Medicare Part D claims for 1,898 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Mateen Akhtar12,843
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate1,478 claims
  2. Eliquis1,170 claims
  3. Furosemide942 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate786 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium735 claims
  6. Carvedilol614 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: $232.04

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was iRhythm Technologies, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mateen Akhtar$232.04
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. North Carolina MG LLCClayton, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mateen Akhtar among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina

Mateen Akhtar, M.D. is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 17% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John French, M.D.Smithfield, NC 275771366896235
  2. Eric Janis, M.D.Smithfield, NC 275771780682484
  3. Franklin Wefald, M.D.Smithfield, NC 275771306844832
  4. James Wisler, M.D.Wake Forest, NC 275871922242882
  5. Louis Kindman, MDOxford, NC 275651396708897
  6. Richard Pacca, M.D.Oxford, NC 275651619189057
  7. Sarah Snow, MDMorrisville, NC 275601093179889
  8. Kirkwood Adams, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991710069810

Common questions

What is Mateen Akhtar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mateen Akhtar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053389668, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mateen Akhtar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 910 Berkshire RD, Smithfield, NC, 27577. Phone: (919) 989-7909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mateen Akhtar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2008-02016, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mateen Akhtar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mateen Akhtar, M.D. had 12,843 Medicare Part D claims for 1,898 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.