Dr. Omar H. Akhtar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,836
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 409
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,116
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 1026 a Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Practice phone
- Call (319) 369-7211
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Omar H. Akhtar is an adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Dr. Akhtar practices at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, part of UnityPoint Health.
Dr. Akhtar's NPI, 1417150202, was assigned on June 8, 2007. Dr. Akhtar graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 2003. Dr. Akhtar holds Iowa license MD-48373.
- NPI
- 1417150202NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4082742242
- NPI enumeration date
- June 8, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (319) 369-7211
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 49
- Medical school graduation
- 2003
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Omar H. Akhtar practices at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids, at 1026 a Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 in Linn County. The practice phone is (319) 369-7211.
- UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids1026 a Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 · Linn CountyPhone(319) 369-7211
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Omar H. Akhtar is affiliated with 10 sites of care and 5 medical groups
Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, part of UnityPoint Health. Dr. Akhtar is also affiliated with Mercy Medical Center. The medical group on file is Physicians' Clinic of Iowa. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akhtar to 3 more hospitals, 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 skilled nursing facility, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Omar H. Akhtar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akhtar practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids | Available with a free account |
| +9 more sites and 4 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Omar H. Akhtar is one of 10 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians in Iowa
Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Akhtar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0114X. Dr. Akhtar is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Akhtar's licenses on file in 8 states: Iowa, Ohio, Virginia, Texas, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery, IowaPrimary
- Ohio license
- Virginia license
- Texas license
- District of Columbia license
- Maryland license
- Pennsylvania license
- Michigan license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, hand joint or tendon inflammation, hip replacement, joint pain, knee fracture and dislocation and knee replacement among the conditions Dr. Akhtar treats.
Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians near Dr. Akhtar
Counts of adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians 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. Omar H. Akhtar billed Medicare for 2,836 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,836 Medicare services from Dr. Akhtar across 24 procedure codes in 2024, for 409 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $181,422 for them.
Dr. Akhtar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 7082024: 82817%
- Imaging
- 2023: 5382024: 61614%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4892024: 5033%
- Surgery
- 2023: 4642024: 4926%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 2662024: 2847%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1012024: 11312%
Where Dr. Akhtar's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2,65093%
- In a facility1867%
Dr. Akhtar compared with the Iowa median for adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Akhtar
- Iowa median
- Medicare services
- 2,836vs 1,96045% above
- Medicare patients
- 409vs 390Close to median
- Part D claims
- 1,049vs 59477% above
Medians across 10 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physicians in Iowa with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Akhtar'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. Omar H. Akhtar treated 409 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 409 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akhtar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 230 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.03, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Akhtar's median patient age at 70, with 58% women.
Dr. Akhtar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Akhtar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women26364%
- Men14636%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Akhtar's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure73%
- Mood disorders28%
- Anxiety26%
- Depression26%
- Diabetes26%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Akhtar's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Omar H. Akhtar wrote 1,116 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Akhtar wrote 1,116 Medicare Part D claims for 269 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,049 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,383 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 624 claims across 16 drugs.
Dr. Akhtar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,075 claims96%
- Brand-name41 claims4%
Dr. Akhtar'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. Akhtar's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids28%308 of 1,116 claims
- Antibiotics21%239 of 1,116 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: 6242024: 1,04968%
Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 16 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. Omar H. Akhtar scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Akhtar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Akhtar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 81 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Akhtar, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Akhtar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 68.7of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Akhtar ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Hip replacement
- 95th percentile81 procedures
- Knee replacement
- 88th percentile76 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Omar H. Akhtar received $535,556 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 573 general payments to Dr. Akhtar from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $535,267.
General payments to Dr. Akhtar by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Akhtar by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Consulting fees$452,02584%
- Travel and lodging$75,44414%
- Food and beverage$7,9171%
- Speaker and faculty fees$1700%
Companies that paid Dr. Akhtar 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. Omar H. Akhtar graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Dr. Akhtar graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 2003. Dr. Akhtar is a member of AAOS, AAHKS and Journal of Arthroplasty.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
- Board certified in clinical assistant professor of surgery & perioperative care
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Omar H. Akhtar accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Akhtar is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Health Alliance
- Humana
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Akhtar accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO10
- PPO10
- Medicare7
- POS5
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Omar H. Akhtar'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Omar H. Akhtar's NPI number?
Dr. Omar H. Akhtar's NPI number is 1417150202. It was assigned on June 8, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Omar H. Akhtar?
Dr. Omar H. Akhtar is an adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0114X).
Where does Dr. Omar H. Akhtar practice?
Dr. Akhtar practices at 1026 a Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, part of UnityPoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akhtar to 3 hospitals, 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 skilled nursing facility.
What is Dr. Omar H. Akhtar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Akhtar is (319) 369-7211.
What is Dr. Omar H. Akhtar's medical license number?
Dr. Akhtar holds Iowa license MD-48373, one of the licenses on file in 8 states.
Which states has Dr. Omar H. Akhtar been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Akhtar in Iowa (2021 to 2026), Ohio (since 2006), Virginia (2011 to 2026), Texas (2013 to 2025), District of Columbia (2009 to 2014), Maryland (2009 to 2014), Pennsylvania (2008 to 2010) and Michigan (2003 to 2008).
Which hospitals is Dr. Omar H. Akhtar affiliated with?
Dr. Akhtar practices at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Akhtar is also affiliated with Mercy Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Akhtar to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Omar H. Akhtar part of?
Dr. Akhtar is linked to Physicians' Clinic of Iowa. Dmand AI links Dr. Akhtar to 4 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Omar H. Akhtar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Akhtar billed Medicare for 2,836 services in 2024, and Dr. Akhtar accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Omar H. Akhtar's MIPS score?
Dr. Akhtar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Omar H. Akhtar see?
CMS counts 409 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akhtar in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Omar H. Akhtar board certified?
Yes. Dr. Akhtar is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Omar H. Akhtar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Akhtar's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), diagnostic imaging (73502) and diagnostic imaging (73562).
Where did Dr. Omar H. Akhtar go to medical school?
Dr. Akhtar graduated from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 2003.
What drugs does Dr. Omar H. Akhtar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Akhtar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Ondansetron ODT and Meloxicam.
Has Dr. Omar H. Akhtar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $535,556 in general payments to Dr. Akhtar from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Omar H. Akhtar been practicing?
Dr. Akhtar graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Omar H. Akhtar accept?
Dr. Akhtar is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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