Dr. Zahid M. Akram, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 6,667
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 408
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,240
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $19,743
- Practice address
- 4746 Rowan Rd, New Port Richey, FL 34653-5601
- Practice phone
- Call (727) 375-7788
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Gulfcoast Pulmonary Associates, P.a.
Primary care practice · New Port Richey, Florida
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Dr. Zahid M. Akram is a pulmonologist in New Port Richey, Florida
Dr. Akram practices at Gulfcoast Pulmonary Associates, P.a. in New Port Richey, Florida.
Dr. Akram's NPI, 1154314821, was assigned on August 26, 2005. Dr. Akram graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 1983. Dr. Akram holds Florida license ME0075549.
- NPI
- 1154314821NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5890862981
- NPI enumeration date
- August 26, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (727) 375-7788
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 69
- Medical school graduation
- 1983
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Zahid M. Akram practices at Gulfcoast Pulmonary Associates, P.a. in New Port Richey, Florida
Dr. Akram's primary practice is Gulfcoast Pulmonary Associates, P.a., at 4746 Rowan Rd, New Port Richey, FL 34653-5601. The practice phone is (727) 375-7788.
- Gulfcoast Pulmonary Associates, P.a.4746 Rowan Rd, New Port Richey, FL 34653-5601Phone(727) 375-7788
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Zahid M. Akram is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Akram's primary practice is Gulfcoast Pulmonary Associates, P.a. in New Port Richey, Florida. Dr. Akram is also affiliated with BayCare Morton Plant North Bay Hospital. The medical group on file is Gulfcoast Pulmonary Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akram to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Zahid M. Akram's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akram practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Gulfcoast Pulmonary Associates, P.a. | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Zahid M. Akram is one of 934 pulmonologists in Florida
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Akram's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Akram is board certified in sleep medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Akram's licenses on file in 5 states: Florida, California, Illinois, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, FloridaPrimary
- California license
- Illinois license
- Indiana license
- Pennsylvania license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, hypersomnia, pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary heart disease and sleep apnea among the conditions Dr. Akram treats.
Pulmonologists near Dr. Akram
Counts of pulmonologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Zahid M. Akram billed Medicare for 6,667 services in 2024
CMS data shows 6,667 Medicare services from Dr. Akram across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 408 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $207,230 for them.
Dr. Akram's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3,9122024: 5,38738%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,1792024: 1,2809%
- Other services
- 2023: 112024: 0100%
Where Dr. Akram's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office6,17693%
- In a facility4917%
Dr. Akram compared with the Florida median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Akram
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 6,667vs 1,0026.7 times
- Medicare patients
- 408vs 408Close to median
- Part D claims
- 2,086vs 6373.3 times
Medians across 895 pulmonologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Akram'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. Zahid M. Akram treated 408 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 408 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akram in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 177 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.99, 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. Akram's median patient age at 68, with 50% women.
Dr. Akram's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Akram's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women22254%
- Men18646%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Akram's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis58%
- COPD53%
- Ischemic heart disease49%
- Chronic kidney disease44%
- Diabetes41%
- Mood disorders39%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Akram's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Zahid M. Akram wrote 2,240 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Akram wrote 2,240 Medicare Part D claims for 437 patients. 55% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,086 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $750,939 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,907 claims across 23 drugs.
Dr. Akram's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,239 claims55%
- Brand-name1,001 claims45%
Dr. Akram'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. Akram's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics5%118 of 2,240 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: 1,9072024: 2,0869%
Drugs named by CMS: 24 in 2024, 23 in 2023.
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
Dr. Zahid M. Akram offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Akram accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Akram as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Zahid M. Akram received $19,743 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 390 general payments to Dr. Akram from 47 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $10,131.
General payments to Dr. Akram by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Akram by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$9,11346%
- Food and beverage$9,03446%
- Travel and lodging$1,5808%
- Speaker and faculty fees$160%
Companies that paid Dr. Akram the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Zahid M. Akram has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Akram, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.
Awards and honors for Dr. Akram
- 2013
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Zahid M. Akram graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences
Dr. Akram graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 1983. Dr. Akram is a member of ACP.
- Medical school
- Board certified in sleep medicine
- Board certified in pulmonary disease
- Board certified in sleep medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Zahid M. Akram accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers
Dr. Akram is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Elevance
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +5 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Akram accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO7
- HMO6
- Medicare6
- POS4
- EPO3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Zahid M. Akram's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Zahid M. Akram's NPI number?
Dr. Zahid M. Akram's NPI number is 1154314821. It was assigned on August 26, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Zahid M. Akram?
Dr. Zahid M. Akram is a pulmonologist in New Port Richey, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Zahid M. Akram practice?
Dr. Akram practices at 4746 Rowan Rd, New Port Richey, FL 34653-5601. Dr. Akram's primary practice is Gulfcoast Pulmonary Associates, P.a. in New Port Richey, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akram to 1 hospital.
What is Dr. Zahid M. Akram's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Akram is (727) 375-7788.
What is Dr. Zahid M. Akram's medical license number?
Dr. Akram holds Florida license ME0075549, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.
Which states has Dr. Zahid M. Akram been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Akram in Florida (1998 to 2026), California (since 1990), Illinois (1987 to 1999), Indiana (1992 to 1999) and Pennsylvania (1991 to 1992).
Which hospitals is Dr. Zahid M. Akram affiliated with?
Dr. Akram is affiliated with BayCare Morton Plant North Bay Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Akram to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Zahid M. Akram part of?
Dr. Akram is linked to Gulfcoast Pulmonary Associates.
Does Dr. Zahid M. Akram accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Akram billed Medicare for 6,667 services in 2024, and Dr. Akram accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Zahid M. Akram offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Akram as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Zahid M. Akram see?
CMS counts 408 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akram in 2024, with an average age of 76.
Is Dr. Zahid M. Akram board certified?
Yes. Dr. Akram is board certified in sleep medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.
What services does Dr. Zahid M. Akram bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Akram's most billed Medicare services were allergy test or treatment (95004), office visit, established patient (99214) and hospital inpatient care (99233).
Where did Dr. Zahid M. Akram go to medical school?
Dr. Akram graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 1983.
What drugs does Dr. Zahid M. Akram prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Akram's most prescribed drugs by claims were Fluticasone Propionate, Trelegy Ellipta and Albuterol Sulfate Hfa.
Has Dr. Zahid M. Akram received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $19,743 in general payments to Dr. Akram from 47 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Zahid M. Akram been practicing?
Dr. Akram graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Zahid M. Akram accept?
Dr. Akram is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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