Zaher Akkad, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Zaher Akkad, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1952308454, issued on Jun 30, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 33110, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zaher Akkad
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 33110 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1331 N 7TH St, Phoenix, AZ 85006
- Phone
- (602) 277-6181
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 253-6059
- Medicaid ID
- 887127 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040803001545); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1331 N 7TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Zaher Akkad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 33110Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,845 Medicare Part D claims for 549 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel294 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium290 claims
- Losartan Potassium214 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate189 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate172 claims
- Lisinopril128 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: $1,447.11
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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 2 group practices
- Affiliated Cardiologists OF Arizona PCPhoenix, AZ
- City OF Hope Medical Group OF Arizona LLCGoodyear, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Arizona
There are 488 cardiovascular disease physician records in Arizona.
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Common questions
What is Zaher Akkad, M.D.'s NPI number?
Zaher Akkad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952308454, issued on Jun 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zaher Akkad, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1331 N 7TH St, Phoenix, AZ, 85006. Phone: (602) 277-6181. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zaher Akkad, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 33110, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zaher Akkad, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zaher Akkad, M.D. had 2,845 Medicare Part D claims for 549 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.