Salman Akhtar, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Salman Akhtar, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1639168966, issued on Oct 19, 2005. Check the license on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salman Akhtar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- Practice location
- 9950 W Cheyenne Ave Ste 110, Las Vegas, NV 89129
- Phone
- (702) 805-5678
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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- Tiffany Fonte, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1255779443
- Nicholas Ghiloni, D.O.Interventional Cardiology Physician1780002774
- Dhiraj Narula, MDCardiovascular Disease 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 ExaminersCheck 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 cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,521 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,149 among the 19,556 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc. The 16,209 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,923.81 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Prime Cardiology GroupLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Nevada
There are 189 cardiovascular disease physician records in Nevada.
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- Mohi Alkadri, M.DLas Vegas, NV1619167855
- Sean Ameli, M.D.Las Vegas, NV1801899968
- Letitia Anderson, MDSparks, NV1700946019
- Daejoon Anh, M.D.Henderson, NV1033218839
- Sohail Anjum, M.D.Las Vegas, NV1336138676
- Jose Aquino, M.D.Las Vegas, NV1942299284
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?
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 cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,149. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.