Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Shreveport, LA
Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1801328034, issued on Mar 28, 2017. Check the license (Louisiana 321633, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 321633 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2551 Greenwood RD Ste 410, Shreveport, LA 71103
- Phone
- (318) 629-3099
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 638-3165
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200817001629); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 321633Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
506 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium55 claims
- Nifedipine Er30 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium21 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl19 claims
- Losartan Potassium19 claims
- Eliquis16 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- WK North Hospitalists GroupShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi among 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana
Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi, MD is one of 340 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 91% 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 56% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 56% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2014 among the 271 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi, MD's NPI number?
Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801328034, issued on Mar 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2551 Greenwood RD Ste 410, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 629-3099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 321633, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mohammad-Hesam Akbarian-Tefaghi, MD had 506 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.