Tahira Akbar, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Union, NJ
Tahira Akbar, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Union, New Jersey, and NPI 1396126652, issued on Jun 12, 2015. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA12014700, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tahira Akbar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 25MA12014700 NJ
ME160173 FL
329919 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1504 Brookside Dr, Union, NJ 07083
- Phone
- (201) 965-3144
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240130000323); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tahira Akbar 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 25MA12014700Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
203 Medicare Part D claims for 52 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
- Gabapentin17 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate15 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate13 claims
- Trazodone Hcl11 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: $198.08
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, 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
- Mccd New Jersey Psychiatry Services LLCMarlton, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tahira Akbar among 1,520 psychiatry physician records in New Jersey
Tahira Akbar, 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 2015, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2001 among the 697 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Union → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Arkadiy Chernyak, M.D.Union, NJ 070831780733147
- Kate Haller, MDUnion, NJ 070831962474213
- Manfred Obi, MDUnion, NJ 070831467634360
- Jonathan Barker, M.D.Springfield, NJ 070811407083371
- Bennett Silver, M.D.Springfield, NJ 070811689715294
- Susan White, M.D.Springfield, NJ 070811841325768
- Sandra Wulach, MDSpringfield, NJ 070811215014899
- Vilayannur Rao, M.D.South Plainfield, NJ 070801093742025
Common questions
What is Tahira Akbar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tahira Akbar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396126652, issued on Jun 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tahira Akbar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Brookside Dr, Union, NJ, 07083. Phone: (201) 965-3144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tahira Akbar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA12014700, 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 Tahira Akbar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tahira Akbar, M.D. had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 52 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.