Dr. Yasir Naeem Akhtar, MD

Dr. Akhtar practices at Baptist Health Corbin in Corbin, Kentucky, part of Baptist Health.

Dr. Akhtar's NPI, 1013001098, was assigned on October 3, 2006. Dr. Akhtar graduated from Aga Khan Medical College in 2002. Dr. Akhtar holds Tennessee license MD51711.

Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is Baptist Health Corbin, at One Trillium Way, Corbin, KY 40701 in Whitley County. The practice phone is (606) 528-1212. Dr. Akhtar also practices at Baptist Health Corbin, 1 Trillium Way, Corbin, KY 40701.

Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is Baptist Health Corbin in Corbin, Kentucky, part of Baptist Health. Dr. Akhtar is also affiliated with ContinueCARE Hospital at Baptist Health Corbin. The medical group on file is Baptist Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akhtar to 3 more hospitals, 4 medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akhtar practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Akhtar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Akhtar is board certified in interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Akhtar's licenses on file in 6 states: Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Minnesota, Virginia and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease, chronic hypertension, chronic skin ulcer and coronary artery disease among the conditions Dr. Akhtar treats.

CMS data shows 1,261 Medicare services from Dr. Akhtar across 26 procedure codes in 2024, for 399 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $126,696 for them.

CMS counts 399 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akhtar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 160 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.75, 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. Akhtar's median patient age at 73, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Akhtar wrote 1,430 Medicare Part D claims for 325 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,287 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $300,587 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,146 claims across 28 drugs.

Dr. Akhtar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 39 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Akhtar, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Varicose vein removal: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Akhtar, published from 2016 to 2020. Dr. Akhtar's most frequent co-author is Zhen Yan, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 676 general payments to Dr. Akhtar from 50 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 27% of the total. AngioDynamics, Inc. paid the most, $24,297.

Dr. Akhtar graduated from Aga Khan Medical College in 2002.

Dr. Akhtar is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.