Nausheen Akhter, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Chicago, IL
Nausheen Akhter, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1134393812, issued on Apr 15, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036120406, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nausheen Akhter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 036120406 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 675 N Saint Clair St Ste 19-100, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 664-3278
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2025
- Fax
- (312) 695-5774
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080627000321); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 675 N Saint Clair St Ste 19-100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nausheen Akhter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036120406Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,473 Medicare Part D claims for 315 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.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol295 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate261 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium256 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium193 claims
- Spironolactone175 claims
- Eliquis144 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,039.00
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was honoraria; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). 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.
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
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nausheen Akhter among 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois
Nausheen Akhter, MD is one of 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% 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 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2001 among the 688 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% 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 Illinois 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 Illinois
There are 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Nausheen Akhter, MD's NPI number?
Nausheen Akhter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134393812, issued on Apr 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nausheen Akhter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 N Saint Clair St Ste 19-100, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 664-3278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nausheen Akhter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036120406, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nausheen Akhter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nausheen Akhter, MD had 2,473 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nausheen Akhter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. 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.