Sharmin Akhter, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · New Haven, CT
Sharmin Akhter, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1548765779, issued on Mar 28, 2018. Check the license (Connecticut 67391, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sharmin Akhter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 67391 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Long Wharf Dr Ste 500, New Haven, CT 06511
- Phone
- (203) 789-4444
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 789-8341
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210604001905); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sharmin Akhter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 67391Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,632 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium152 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate128 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium128 claims
- Losartan Potassium89 claims
- Ozempic78 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium74 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): 93.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northeast Medical Group IncNew Haven, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sharmin Akhter among 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut
Sharmin Akhter, MD is one of 2,623 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 81% 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 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 1,646 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
329 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Haven
They are 329 of the 9,793 NPPES records with a practice address in New Haven, and 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Sharmin Akhter, MD's NPI number?
Sharmin Akhter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548765779, issued on Mar 28, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sharmin Akhter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Long Wharf Dr Ste 500, New Haven, CT, 06511. Phone: (203) 789-4444. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sharmin Akhter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 67391, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sharmin Akhter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sharmin Akhter, MD had 2,632 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sharmin Akhter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.3 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.