Nadeem Akhtar, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Nadeem Akhtar, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1225041957, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00017302, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nadeem Akhtar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 00017302 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2816 Columbiana Road, Birmingham, AL 35216
- Phone
- (205) 978-8070
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 24, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 978-8863
- Medicaid ID
- 000020852 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081001000740); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Nadeem Akhtar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00017302Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
770 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin70 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate54 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass53 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide47 claims
- Prednisone37 claims
- Methocarbamol24 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
- American Family Care, LLCHoover, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
487 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 487 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
All 487 in Birmingham → All 1,705 in Alabama → Every provider in Birmingham →
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- Shameer Abrahim, MDMobile, AL1255525945
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Common questions
What is Nadeem Akhtar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nadeem Akhtar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225041957, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nadeem Akhtar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2816 Columbiana Road, Birmingham, AL, 35216. Phone: (205) 978-8070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nadeem Akhtar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00017302, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nadeem Akhtar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nadeem Akhtar, M.D. had 770 Medicare Part D claims for 280 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.