Safdar Ali Akbar, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Bronx, NY
Safdar Ali Akbar, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bronx, New York, and NPI 1508027434, issued on Jun 23, 2008. Check the license (New York 249018, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Safdar Ali Akbar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 249018 NY
30735 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 234 E 149TH St, Bronx, NY 10451
- Phone
- (718) 579-6010
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220120002734); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Safdar Ali Akbar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 249018Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
514 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tizanidine Hcl89 claims
- Ondansetron Odt68 claims
- Prednisone66 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl41 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl39 claims
- Cefdinir25 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- City Hospital IncMartinsburg, WV
- Jefferson Memorial HospitalRanson, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Safdar Ali Akbar among 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York
Safdar Ali Akbar, MD is one of 5,025 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% 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 35% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 35% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2013 among the 3,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
464 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Bronx
They are 464 of the 32,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Bronx, and 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Safdar Ali Akbar, MD's NPI number?
Safdar Ali Akbar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508027434, issued on Jun 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Safdar Ali Akbar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 234 E 149TH St, Bronx, NY, 10451. Phone: (718) 579-6010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Safdar Ali Akbar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 249018, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Safdar Ali Akbar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Safdar Ali Akbar, MD had 514 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Safdar Ali Akbar, 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.