Saeem Akhtar, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Fort Smith, AR
Saeem Akhtar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1619497435, issued on Jun 22, 2017. Check the license (Arkansas E-11392, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saeem Akhtar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- E-11392 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Towson Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72901
- Phone
- (479) 441-5005
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2017
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (479) 441-4917
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201119000183); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Saeem Akhtar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-11392Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
473 Medicare Part D claims for 236 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis36 claims
- Prednisone33 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium24 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl23 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate18 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $94.34
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 3 group practices
- North Texas Physician Services, PLLCTyler, TX
- Prmc Healthcare Group, Inc.Paris, TX
- Sebastian Physician Services, PLLCFort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saeem Akhtar among 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas
Saeem Akhtar, MD is one of 768 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 84% 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 67% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 67% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2010 among the 519 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207R00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
68 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Smith
They are 68 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 768 internal medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Saeem Akhtar, MD's NPI number?
Saeem Akhtar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619497435, issued on Jun 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saeem Akhtar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Towson Ave, Fort Smith, AR, 72901. Phone: (479) 441-5005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saeem Akhtar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-11392, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Saeem Akhtar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saeem Akhtar, MD had 473 Medicare Part D claims for 236 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.