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.
- 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
Verify Syed Akhter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 29885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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.
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.
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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.