Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD

Dr. Akhtar practices at Nephrology Associates of Kentuckiana PSC in Richmond, Kentucky.

Dr. Akhtar's NPI, 1669695649, was assigned on April 10, 2007. Dr. Akhtar holds Kentucky license 34262.

Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is Nephrology Associates of Kentuckiana PSC, at 1036 Center Dr, Richmond, KY 40475 in Madison County. The practice phone is (502) 587-9660.

Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is Nephrology Associates of Kentuckiana PSC in Richmond, Kentucky. Dr. Akhtar is also affiliated with Baptist Health Richmond. The medical group on file is Nephrology Associates of Kentuckiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akhtar to 4 more hospitals, 3 dialysis centers, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akhtar practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. Akhtar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Akhtar is licensed in Kentucky.

CMS data shows 2,536 Medicare services from Dr. Akhtar across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 579 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $211,260 for them.

CMS counts 579 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akhtar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 228 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.82, 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 72, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Akhtar wrote 1,299 Medicare Part D claims for 250 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 973 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $250,537 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,091 claims across 30 drugs.

Dr. Akhtar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Akhtar, published from 2015 to 2024. 2017 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Parkinson Disease, Cognition and Cognitive Dysfunction. Dr. Akhtar has published most often in Neurology. Dr. Akhtar's most frequent co-authors are Daniel Weintraub, MD, Howard Hurtig, MD and Andrew D. Siderowf, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Akhtar to 5 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Parkinson Disease, Parkinsonian Disorders and Parkinson Disease 4, Autosomal Dominant Lewy Body. Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research sponsors the most, 4.

CMS Open Payments shows 449 general payments to Dr. Akhtar from 40 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. paid the most, $1,435.