Dr. Alan E. Bakst, MD

Dr. Bakst practices at Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep in Lake Worth, Florida.

Dr. Bakst's NPI, 1275580185, was assigned on May 27, 2006. Dr. Bakst graduated from University of the Witwatersrand in 1990. Dr. Bakst holds Florida license ME79475.

Dr. Bakst's primary practice is Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep, at 5401 S Congress Ave, Lake Worth, FL 33462 in Palm Beach County. The practice phone is (561) 967-4118.

Dr. Bakst's primary practice is Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep in Lake Worth, Florida. Dr. Bakst is also affiliated with HCA Florida JFK Hospital. The medical group on file is Orlando Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bakst to 4 more hospitals, 12 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bakst practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Bakst's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Bakst is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Bakst's licenses on file in 15 states: Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, New Jersey, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, Arizona, Indiana and Oregon.

Dmand AI lists asthma, bronchitis, chronic lung disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pleural effusion, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary heart disease among the conditions Dr. Bakst treats.

CMS data shows 3,063 Medicare services from Dr. Bakst across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 946 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $231,832 for them.

CMS counts 946 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bakst in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 392 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bakst's median patient age at 71, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bakst wrote 2,264 Medicare Part D claims for 425 patients. 47% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,099 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,503,854 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,958 claims across 28 drugs.

Dr. Bakst accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bakst as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Bakst. The most frequent topics are Bronchitis, Chronic and Cost-Benefit Analysis. Dr. Bakst's most frequent co-author is Lewis J. Rubin, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 117 general payments to Dr. Bakst from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 90% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $914.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Bakst, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Bakst graduated from University of the Witwatersrand in 1990.

Dr. Bakst is in network with 21 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.