Sam Akhavan, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Sam Akhavan, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1801074711, issued on Feb 1, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD434005, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam Akhavan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- MD434005 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1307 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (877) 660-6777
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2024
- Fax
- (412) 359-8055
- Medicaid IDs
- 1021834950001 PA
3810012802 WV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080915000094); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1307 Federal Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sam Akhavan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD434005Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 93.8 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: $508,495.60
86 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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
- Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sam Akhavan among 111 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Sam Akhavan, MD is one of 111 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 92% 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 55% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 55% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 111 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 111 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Altman, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121285633123
- Todd Franco, DOPittsburgh, PA 152121467642629
- Darren Frank, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121396946398
- Dennis Phillips, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121356342463
- Justin Arner, MDPittsburgh, PA 152151871932467
- Justin Hicks, MDPittsburgh, PA 152191063907939
- Guang-Ting CongPittsburgh, PA 152031831620947
- Darren De Sa, MD, FRCSCPittsburgh, PA 152031871019349
Common questions
What is Sam Akhavan, MD's NPI number?
Sam Akhavan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801074711, issued on Feb 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam Akhavan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1307 Federal Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (877) 660-6777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam Akhavan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD434005, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sam Akhavan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sam Akhavan, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sam Akhavan, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 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.