Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Syed Akhter, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Knoxville, TN

Syed Akhter, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1407941164, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 29885, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1407941164
Name
Syed Akhter
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
29885 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1128 E Weisgarber RD Ste 230, Knoxville, TN 37909
Phone
(865) 251-1960
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Syed Akhter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $88.48

4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Syed Akhter$88.48
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Pediatrics Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 1,255 pediatrics physician records in Tennessee.

Other pediatrics physician records in Tennessee

  1. Seema Abbasi, MDMemphis, TN1225169097
  2. Emad Abdel-Fattah, M.D.Union City, TN1164430872
  3. Michael Abdelmisseh, MDDyersburg, TN1225529241
  4. Faria Abdullah, M.DMemphis, TN1417280835
  5. Ma Irene Abillar, MDMadison, TN1467690834
  6. Angel Acevedo, MDKnoxville, TN1174506968
  7. Elizabeth Acevedo Zapata, MDNashville, TN1639869282
  8. Vandita Acharya, MDNashville, TN1801320080
  9. Barbara Achuff, MDNashville, TN1780769851
  10. Joseph Adams, MDJohnson City, TN1962525535

Common questions

What is Syed Akhter, M.D.'s NPI number?

Syed Akhter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407941164, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Syed Akhter, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1128 E Weisgarber RD Ste 230, Knoxville, TN, 37909. Phone: (865) 251-1960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Syed Akhter, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 29885, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.