Riffat Akhtar, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Pottsville, PA
Riffat Akhtar, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1295726305, issued on Oct 31, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD059634L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Riffat Akhtar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD059634L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 106 SO Claude A. Lord Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901
- Phone
- (570) 622-4209
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (570) 622-1386
- Medicaid IDs
- 1651052 PA
1007288440033 PA - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Riffat Akhtar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD059634LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,514 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium193 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl129 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium122 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium121 claims
- Lactulose76 claims
- Metformin Hcl74 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.
Riffat Akhtar among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Riffat Akhtar, M.D. is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Pottsville
They are 19 of the 660 NPPES records with a practice address in Pottsville, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Riffat Akhtar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Riffat Akhtar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295726305, issued on Oct 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Riffat Akhtar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 106 SO Claude A. Lord Boulevard, Pottsville, PA, 17901. Phone: (570) 622-4209. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Riffat Akhtar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD059634L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Riffat Akhtar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Riffat Akhtar, M.D. had 1,514 Medicare Part D claims for 26 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.