Shahab A. Akhter, MD
Surgery Physician · Greenville, NC
Shahab A. Akhter, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1114998044, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-02426, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shahab A. Akhter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 2016-02426 NC
61348 WI
61348-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 115 Heart Dr, Greenville, NC 27834
- Phone
- (252) 744-4400
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2024
- Fax
- (252) 744-7624
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170119002362); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 115 Heart Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Albert Anderson, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1831974930
- Stacey Applegate, DOPediatric Cardiology Physician1104974526
- Sivakumar Ardhanari, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1093944787
Verify Shahab A. Akhter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-02426Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
45 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Tartrate16 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): 98.3 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: $31.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- East Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
63 surgery physician records list a practice address in Greenville
They are 63 of the 5,742 NPPES records with a practice address in Greenville, and 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 63 in Greenville → All 1,170 in North Carolina → Every provider in Greenville →
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Common questions
What is Shahab A. Akhter, MD's NPI number?
Shahab A. Akhter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114998044, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shahab A. Akhter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 115 Heart Dr, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 744-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shahab A. Akhter, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-02426, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shahab A. Akhter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shahab A. Akhter, MD had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Shahab A. Akhter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.