Salman Akhtar, MD
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Salman Akhtar, MD is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1639168966, issued on Oct 19, 2005. Check the license (Nevada 8926, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salman Akhtar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 8926 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9950 W Cheyenne Ave Ste 110, Las Vegas, NV 89129
- Phone
- (702) 805-5678
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070724000044); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9950 W Cheyenne Ave Ste 110
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Nicholas Ghiloni, D.O.Interventional Cardiology Physician1780002774
- Dhiraj Narula, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1558399485
- Gilberto Pelayo Torres, CNPNurse Practitioner1568206480
Verify Salman Akhtar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 8926Check 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 interventional cardiology physician in 2024
1,521 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate206 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium146 claims
- Eliquis86 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate74 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium73 claims
- Carvedilol61 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: $458.10
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Prime Cardiology GroupLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Salman Akhtar among 65 interventional cardiology physician records in Nevada
Salman Akhtar, MD is one of 65 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 94% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 57 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Nevada
There are 65 interventional cardiology physician records in Nevada.
All 65 in Nevada → Every provider in Las Vegas → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Bleszynski, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891291831577584
- Nicholas Ghiloni, D.O.Las Vegas, NV 891291780002774
- Syed Zaidi, MDLas Vegas, NV 891291972503878
- Tanvir Ahmad, MDLas Vegas, NV 891281457334864
- Anthony Dota, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891281568653384
- Tariq Marroush, M.DLas Vegas, NV 891281134506934
- Muhammad Adeel, MDLas Vegas, NV 891191386195303
- Kathleen Benson, MDLas Vegas, NV 891191235207309
Common questions
What is Salman Akhtar, MD's NPI number?
Salman Akhtar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639168966, issued on Oct 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salman Akhtar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9950 W Cheyenne Ave Ste 110, Las Vegas, NV, 89129. Phone: (702) 805-5678. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salman Akhtar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 8926, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Salman Akhtar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salman Akhtar, MD had 1,521 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.