Dr. Michael Akhondi, MD

  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Internist
NPI1437226347PAC ID9133106818
Medicare services, 2024
1,834
Medicare patients, 2024
329
Part D claims, 2024
574
Industry payments
$13
Medical groups
2
Practice address
5717 W Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
Practice phone
Call (818) 880-2225
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Exer Urgent Care

Los Angeles, California

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Dr. Michael Akhondi is an internist in Los Angeles, California

Dr. Akhondi practices at Exer Urgent Care in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Akhondi's NPI, 1437226347, was assigned on November 29, 2006. Dr. Akhondi graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Akhondi's California license number on file is A60601.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9133106818
NPI enumeration date
November 29, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(818) 880-2225
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Michael Akhondi practices at Exer Urgent Care in Los Angeles, California

Dr. Akhondi's primary practice is Exer Urgent Care, at 5717 W Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (818) 880-2225.

  • Exer Urgent Care
    5717 W Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(818) 880-2225

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Michael Akhondi is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Akhondi's primary practice is Exer Urgent Care in Los Angeles, California. The medical group on file is Exer Urgent Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akhondi to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael Akhondi's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akhondi practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Exer Urgent CareAvailable with a free account
+1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Michael Akhondi is one of 16,751 internists in California

Internal medicine is Dr. Akhondi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Akhondi's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Washington.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A60601 · 1996 to 2025 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • Washington license2002 to 2011

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, ankle or foot injury, asthma, bronchitis, bursitis, chronic diabetes and chronic hypertension among the conditions Dr. Akhondi treats.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Michael Akhondi billed Medicare for 1,834 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,834 Medicare services from Dr. Akhondi across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 329 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $60,380 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20241,834
Medicare patients329
Paid by Medicare$60,380
Procedure codes13

Dr. Akhondi's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1292024: 656409%
Lab and pathology
2023: 5402024: 5899%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3622024: 50540%
Tests and treatments
2023: 902024: 847%

Dr. Akhondi compared with the California median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Akhondi
  • California median
Medicare services
1,834vs 3615.1 times
Medicare patients
329vs 1512.2 times
Part D claims
426vs 421Close to median

Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Akhondi's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Michael Akhondi treated 329 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 329 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akhondi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 176 patients. 71% of them have high cholesterol, and 62% have high blood pressure. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Akhondi's median patient age at 37, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024329
Average age72
Average risk score0.92
Also on Medicaid20%

Dr. Akhondi's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Akhondi's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women19660%
  • Men13340%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Akhondi's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol71%
  2. High blood pressure62%
  3. Arthritis45%
  4. Ischemic heart disease29%
  5. Diabetes22%
  6. Osteoporosis20%
  7. Anxiety19%
  8. Mood disorders19%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Akhondi's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 37

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men45%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael Akhondi wrote 574 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Akhondi wrote 574 Medicare Part D claims for 288 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 426 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,347 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 248 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024574
Drugs named by CMS13
Total drug cost$4,347
Part D patients288

Dr. Akhondi's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic519 claims90%
  • Brand-name and other55 claims10%

Dr. Akhondi's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Akhondi's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics40%227 of 574 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2482024: 42672%

Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 8 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Michael Akhondi takes part in Medicare

Dr. Akhondi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Michael Akhondi received $13 in industry payments in 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Akhondi from 1 drug or device company in 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $13.

Companies that paid Dr. Akhondi the most, 2022 to 2022

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Michael Akhondi graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine

Dr. Akhondi graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 1995.

  1. Medical schoolFeinberg School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Michael Akhondi accepts plans from 11 insurance carriers

Dr. Akhondi is in network with 11 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Aetna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
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Plan types Dr. Akhondi accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare8
  2. PPO7
  3. HMO3
  4. POS3
  5. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Michael Akhondi's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Michael Akhondi's NPI number?

Dr. Michael Akhondi's NPI number is 1437226347. It was assigned on November 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael Akhondi?

Dr. Michael Akhondi is an internist in Los Angeles, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Michael Akhondi practice?

Dr. Akhondi practices at 5717 W Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038. Dr. Akhondi's primary practice is Exer Urgent Care in Los Angeles, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akhondi to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Michael Akhondi's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Akhondi is (818) 880-2225.

What is Dr. Michael Akhondi's medical license number?

Dr. Akhondi's California license number on file is A60601, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Michael Akhondi been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Akhondi in California (1996 to 2025) and Washington (2002 to 2011).

What medical group is Dr. Michael Akhondi part of?

Dr. Akhondi is linked to Exer Urgent Care. Dmand AI links Dr. Akhondi to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Michael Akhondi accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Akhondi billed Medicare for 1,834 services in 2024, and Dr. Akhondi accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael Akhondi see?

CMS counts 329 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akhondi in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Michael Akhondi bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Akhondi's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2919), office visit, established patient (99214) and lab and pathology test (87804).

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Where did Dr. Michael Akhondi go to medical school?

Dr. Akhondi graduated from Feinberg School of Medicine in 1995.

What drugs does Dr. Michael Akhondi prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Akhondi's most prescribed drugs by claims were Fluticasone Propionate, Azithromycin and Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass.

Has Dr. Michael Akhondi received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $13 in general payments to Dr. Akhondi from 1 company from 2022 to 2022. The largest total came from Genentech, Inc.

How long has Dr. Michael Akhondi been practicing?

Dr. Akhondi graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Michael Akhondi accept?

Dr. Akhondi is in network with 11 carriers, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, United Healthcare and Aetna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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