Syeda Akhtar, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Lakewood, NJ
Syeda Akhtar, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Lakewood, New Jersey, and NPI 1134215155, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA07355300, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Syeda Akhtar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 25MA07355300 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 Airport RD, Lakewood, NJ 08701
- Phone
- (732) 367-4700
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (732) 364-2253
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101117000186); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 700 Airport RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Leanna Acquaro, MSW, LCSW, LCADCClinical Social Worker1134775562
- Linda AdornoMental Health Counselor1801687116
- Luann Albanese, LCSWClinical Social Worker1598851537
- Phyllis Alongi, LPCCounselor1558629865
- Lauren AravichPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1144727736
- Jace ArlissSocial Worker1265983928
Verify Syeda Akhtar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA07355300Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,340 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate107 claims
- Clonazepam92 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl91 claims
- Sertraline Hcl87 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate77 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er65 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: $164.62
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tempus AI, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 one group practice
- Preferred Behavioral Health OF New Jersey IncLakewood, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Syeda Akhtar among 1,520 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey
Syeda Akhtar, M.D. is one of 1,520 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 73% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2001 among the 697 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 1,520 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey.
All 1,520 in New Jersey → Every provider in Lakewood → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Catherine Cunningham, MDLakewood, NJ 087011982009486
- Janet Pisani, M.D.Lakewood, NJ 087011548357270
- Edward Root, M.D.Lakewood, NJ 087011346337912
- Sara Thomas, MDLakewood, NJ 087011659396653
- Khaja Faisal, M.D.Hamilton, NJ 086901366562902
- Dilys NguHamilton, NJ 086901326541251
- Iryna RudzinskiyHamilton, NJ 086901174885628
- Olga Tchikindas, M.D.Hamilton, NJ 086901508997552
Common questions
What is Syeda Akhtar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Syeda Akhtar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134215155, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Syeda Akhtar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 Airport RD, Lakewood, NJ, 08701. Phone: (732) 367-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Syeda Akhtar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA07355300, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Syeda Akhtar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Syeda Akhtar, M.D. had 1,340 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.