Shameem Akhtar, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Lafayette, LA
Shameem Akhtar, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lafayette, Louisiana, and NPI 1720184328, issued on Sep 15, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.201062, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shameem Akhtar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- MD.201062 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Lafayette, LA 70508
- Phone
- (337) 470-2605
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2025
- Fax
- (337) 470-4595
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061024000069); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shameem Akhtar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.201062Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
566 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium46 claims
- Furosemide40 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate28 claims
- Levofloxacin28 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate24 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 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: $264.35
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 2 group practices
- Coolidge Physician Services LLCLafayette, LA
- Lourdes Physician Group LLCLafayette, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shameem Akhtar among 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana
Shameem Akhtar, M.D. is one of 340 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2014 among the 271 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.
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- Jon Liprie, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081528130481
- Randy Miller, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081689061798
- Robert Moon, M.D.Lafayette, LA 705081831212000
Common questions
What is Shameem Akhtar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shameem Akhtar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720184328, issued on Sep 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shameem Akhtar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Lafayette, LA, 70508. Phone: (337) 470-2605. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shameem Akhtar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.201062, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shameem Akhtar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shameem Akhtar, M.D. had 566 Medicare Part D claims for 217 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.