Shifa Akhtar, MD
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program · Cleveland, OH
Shifa Akhtar, MD is a student in an organized health care education/training program with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1902548175, issued on Apr 8, 2022. Check the license with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shifa Akhtar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program 390200000X
- Practice location
- Cleveland Clinic 9500 Euclid Avenue/na-23, Cleveland, OH 44195
- Phone
- (216) 444-2200
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2022
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at Cleveland Clinic 9500 Euclid Avenue/na-23
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shifa Akhtar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this professionCheck 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average student in an organized health care education/training program in 2024
357 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 185 among the 59,748 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole48 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide44 claims
- Minoxidil25 claims
- Clindamycin Phosphate20 claims
- Hydrocortisone20 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate13 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: $1,604.28
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 13,278 providers of this specialty with any payment received $608.08 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.
3,419 student in an organized health care education/training program records list a practice address in Cleveland
They are 3,419 of the 30,748 NPPES records with a practice address in Cleveland, and 12,484 student in an organized health care education/training program records in Ohio.
All 3,419 in Cleveland → All 12,484 in Ohio → Every provider in Cleveland →
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Common questions
What is Shifa Akhtar, MD's NPI number?
Shifa Akhtar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902548175, issued on Apr 8, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shifa Akhtar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Cleveland Clinic 9500 Euclid Avenue/na-23, Cleveland, OH, 44195. Phone: (216) 444-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shifa Akhtar, MD's license?
Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shifa Akhtar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shifa Akhtar, MD had 357 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among student in an organized health care education/training program prescribers was 185. 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.