Saleem Akbar, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Allen, TX
Saleem Akbar, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Allen, Texas, and NPI 1417925298, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Texas K9967, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saleem Akbar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- K9967 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1105 Central Expy N, Allen, TX 75013
- Phone
- (214) 547-0650
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2023
- Fax
- (214) 547-0658
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110803000915); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Saleem Akbar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K9967Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
7,642 Medicare Part D claims for 843 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate395 claims
- Carvedilol380 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate354 claims
- Losartan Potassium311 claims
- Furosemide286 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium272 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): 90 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: $1,087.77
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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
- Heart MD PLLCAllen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saleem Akbar among 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas
Saleem Akbar, M.D. is one of 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1998 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 47% 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 Texas 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 Texas
There are 1,603 cardiovascular disease physician records in Texas.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kamakki Banks, MDAllen, TX 750131487863155
- Tarun Kadaru, MDAllen, TX 750131043847775
- Vidyasagar Chodimella, MDCarrollton, TX 750101215972419
- Prasad Paturu, MDCarrollton, TX 750101871531434
- Satish Vayuvegula, M.D.Carrollton, TX 750101477547875
- Farhana Kazi, MDCoppell, TX 750191154384881
- Sahil Bakshi, DOPlano, TX 750241659368199
- John Hollowell, MDPlano, TX 750241083601520
Common questions
What is Saleem Akbar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Saleem Akbar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417925298, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saleem Akbar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1105 Central Expy N, Allen, TX, 75013. Phone: (214) 547-0650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saleem Akbar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K9967, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Saleem Akbar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saleem Akbar, M.D. had 7,642 Medicare Part D claims for 843 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Saleem Akbar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 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.