Sara Akbar, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Grand Rapids, MI
Sara Akbar, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1649756685, issued on Jul 12, 2018. Check the license (Michigan 4301506912, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Akbar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 4301506912 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4100 Lake Dr SE Ste 200, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
- Phone
- (616) 267-8244
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2025
- Fax
- (616) 267-7272
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250625000804); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4100 Lake Dr SE Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sara Akbar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301506912Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
118 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 64% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta25 claims
- Montelukast Sodium22 claims
- Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate12 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa11 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: $302.43
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Lakeland Medical PracticesSaint Joseph, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara Akbar among 526 pulmonary disease physician records in Michigan
Sara Akbar, MD is one of 526 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Michigan
There are 526 pulmonary disease physician records in Michigan.
All 526 in Michigan → Every provider in Grand Rapids → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Anna Conterato, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495461376804674
- Wayne Couwenhoven, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495461508812322
- Gustavo Cumbo-NacheliGrand Rapids, MI 495461013124312
- John Egan, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495461295977221
- Reda Girgis, MDGrand Rapids, MI 495461336193648
- Matthew Karulf, M.D.Grand Rapids, MI 495461912109083
Common questions
What is Sara Akbar, MD's NPI number?
Sara Akbar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649756685, issued on Jul 12, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Akbar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4100 Lake Dr SE Ste 200, Grand Rapids, MI, 49546. Phone: (616) 267-8244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Akbar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301506912, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sara Akbar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Akbar, MD had 118 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.