Dr. Tariq Akbar, MD

Dr. Akbar practices at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, part of Community Health Systems.

Dr. Akbar's NPI, 1386692143, was assigned on May 4, 2006. Dr. Akbar graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 1989. Dr. Akbar's Indiana license number on file is 01054388A.

Dr. Akbar's primary practice is Lutheran Hospital, at 7950 W Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46804 in Allen County. The practice phone is (260) 435-7001.

Dr. Akbar's primary practice is Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, part of Community Health Systems. Dr. Akbar is also affiliated with Dupont Hospital. The medical group on file is Lutheran Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akbar to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akbar practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Akbar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Akbar is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Akbar's licenses on file in 7 states: Indiana, Illinois, Maine, Vermont, Michigan, Ohio and Iowa.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) among the conditions Dr. Akbar treats.

CMS data shows 740 Medicare services from Dr. Akbar across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 393 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $68,765 for them.

CMS counts 393 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akbar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 168 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.28, 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. Akbar's median patient age at 72, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Akbar wrote 800 Medicare Part D claims for 369 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 689 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $227,766 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,368 claims across 19 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Akbar for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Akbar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 204 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Akbar, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 862 general payments to Dr. Akbar from 45 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $5,240.

Dr. Akbar graduated from Dow University of Health Sciences in 1989. Dr. Akbar is a member of ACG.

Dr. Akbar is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.