Tamer N. Akel, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Woodland Park, NJ
Tamer N. Akel, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Woodland Park, New Jersey, and NPI 1790165157, issued on Jun 1, 2015. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA10587900, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamer N. Akel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 25MA10587900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 999 Mcbride Ave Ste B204, Woodland Park, NJ 07424
- Phone
- (973) 256-5667
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 19, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230809001839); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 999 Mcbride Ave Ste B204
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Danielle Doyle, APNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1588236319
- Perliza EmdeFamily Nurse Practitioner1679127948
Verify Tamer N. Akel 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 25MA10587900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,310 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate183 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium103 claims
- Eliquis82 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate66 claims
- Furosemide66 claims
- Carvedilol64 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: $261.41
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- St Josephs Physicians Healthcare Group IncWoodland Park, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tamer N. Akel among 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records in New Jersey
Tamer N. Akel, MD is one of 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 87% 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 87% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 1997 among the 833 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 1,102 cardiovascular disease physician records in New Jersey.
All 1,102 in New Jersey → Every provider in Woodland Park → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Capitanelli, M.D.West Paterson, NJ 074241538182688
- Raja'a Kaddaha, M.D.West Paterson, NJ 074241578584736
- Anthony Losardo, M.D.West Paterson, NJ 074241982625182
- Warren Maresca, M.D.West Paterson, NJ 074241992726152
- Pablo Catangay, M.D.Mahwah, NJ 074301659601813
- David Wertheimer, MDFranklin Lakes, NJ 074171821040486
- Ali Ahmad, M.D.Fair Lawn, NJ 074101336425057
- David Chabbott, MDFair Lawn, NJ 074101326330606
Common questions
What is Tamer N. Akel, MD's NPI number?
Tamer N. Akel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790165157, issued on Jun 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamer N. Akel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 999 Mcbride Ave Ste B204, Woodland Park, NJ, 07424. Phone: (973) 256-5667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamer N. Akel, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA10587900, 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 Tamer N. Akel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamer N. Akel, MD had 1,310 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.