Tariq Akbar, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Fort Wayne, IN
Tariq Akbar, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and NPI 1386692143, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01054388A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tariq Akbar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 01054388A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7900 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804
- Phone
- (260) 432-2297
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2025
- Fax
- (260) 969-7266
- Medicaid ID
- 200342610 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101221000862); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7900 W Jefferson Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Carol Burns, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1770535999
- Charles Copeland, PA-CPhysician Assistant1336460161
Verify Tariq Akbar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01054388ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
800 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium195 claims
- Gavilyte-G141 claims
- Famotidine79 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes61 claims
- Mesalamine Er32 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl27 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,048.96
84 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 2 group practices
- Deaconess Illinois Specialty Clinic, Inc.Marion, IL
- Lutheran Medical Group LLCFort Wayne, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tariq Akbar among 372 gastroenterology physician records in Indiana
Tariq Akbar, MD is one of 372 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 84% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 272 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Indiana
There are 372 gastroenterology physician records in Indiana.
All 372 in Indiana → Every provider in Fort Wayne → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Tariq Akbar, MD's NPI number?
Tariq Akbar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386692143, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tariq Akbar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7900 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN, 46804. Phone: (260) 432-2297. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tariq Akbar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01054388A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tariq Akbar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tariq Akbar, MD had 800 Medicare Part D claims for 369 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tariq Akbar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.