Sajjad Akhtar, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Astoria, NY
Sajjad Akhtar, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Astoria, New York, and NPI 1912919457, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (New York 219983, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sajjad Akhtar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 219983 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2519 35TH St, Astoria, NY 11103
- Phone
- (718) 728-3606
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 504-7900
- Medicaid ID
- 02159066 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040518001169); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sajjad Akhtar 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 219983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,233 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,203 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol340 claims
- Restasis256 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate242 claims
- Azelastine Hcl163 claims
- Ofloxacin147 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: $149,614.35
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Sajjad Akhtar among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Sajjad Akhtar, MD is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
All 1,822 in New York → Every provider in Astoria → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jan Arnett, MDAstoria, NY 111031881632487
- Melvin Haller, MDAstoria, NY 111031124015946
- Chad Haller, M.D.Astoria, NY 111031548251713
- Jerreyll Jackson, MDLong Island City, NY 111031629009576
- Clyde Locke, MDAstoria, NY 111031497897540
- Richard Mackool, MDAstoria, NY 111031912963455
- Richard Mackool, M.D.Astoria, NY 111031760406763
- Vivian Monsanto, MDAstoria, NY 111031639135171
Common questions
What is Sajjad Akhtar, MD's NPI number?
Sajjad Akhtar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912919457, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sajjad Akhtar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2519 35TH St, Astoria, NY, 11103. Phone: (718) 728-3606. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sajjad Akhtar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 219983, 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 Sajjad Akhtar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sajjad Akhtar, MD had 3,233 Medicare Part D claims for 490 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.