NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Munster, IN

Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Munster, Indiana, and NPI 1346414562, issued on Apr 17, 2008. Check the license (Indiana 01082460A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 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
1346414562
Name
Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
01082460A IN
140502 CA
ME182653 FL
036116297 IL
50152 KY
and 2 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
801 Macarthur Blvd Ste 305, Munster, IN 46321
Phone
(219) 703-2401
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2008
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2026
Medicaid IDs
2839405 OH
132006800 FL
1982064754 CA
3810013319 WV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190731002002); accepts Medicare assignment
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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 801 Macarthur Blvd Ste 305

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

  1. Michael Eng, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1801907878
  2. Jason Frazier, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1528223450
  3. Jeffrin Kyle, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1104325992
  4. Eva Li, PA-CPhysician Assistant1679246581
  5. Kate McKinnon, PA-CPhysician Assistant1306474713
  6. Kaitlyn Miller, PAPhysician Assistant1295373926

Verify Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
    Search for license 01082460A
    Check the board
  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
Open the Indiana license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

Industry payments in 2024: $780.68

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Silk Road Medical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari$780.68
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Community Care Network IncMunster, IN

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

Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari among 136 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Indiana

Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari, M.D. is one of 136 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2008, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 1995 among the 91 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 208G00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Indiana

There are 136 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Indiana.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Crisostomo Carlos, MDMunster, IN 463211790700573
  2. Michael Eng, MDMunster, IN 463211801907878
  3. Jason Frazier, MDMunster, IN 463211528223450
  4. Amita Rastogi, M.D.Munster, IN 463211922134501
  5. Vsevolod Tikhomirov, MDMunster, IN 463211790989150
  6. Mateo Guanzon, M.D.Dyer, IN 463111629073366
  7. Jason Fitzgerald, M.D.Crown Point, IN 463071851372346
  8. Felix Gozo, MDHobart, IN 463421164542940

Common questions

What is Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346414562, issued on Apr 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Macarthur Blvd Ste 305, Munster, IN, 46321. Phone: (219) 703-2401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01082460A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.