Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,177
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 143
- Part D claims, 2024
- 60
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $1,404
- Practice address
- 200 Hemlock St., Tawas City, MI 48763
- Practice phone
- Call (989) 362-3411
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas - Mammography
Mammography / Breast Imaging Center · Tawas City, Michigan
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Dr. Waheed Akbar is an orthopedic surgeon in Tawas City, Michigan
Dr. Akbar practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas - Mammography in Tawas City, Michigan.
Dr. Akbar's NPI, 1447255971, was assigned on June 21, 2005. Dr. Akbar holds Michigan license WA044535.
- NPI
- 1447255971NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3971546920
- NPI enumeration date
- June 21, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (989) 362-3411
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 76
- Medical school graduation
- 1976
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Waheed Akbar practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas - Mammography in Tawas City, Michigan
Dr. Akbar's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas - Mammography, at 200 Hemlock St., Tawas City, MI 48763. The practice phone is (989) 362-3411.
- MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas - Mammography200 Hemlock St., Tawas City, MI 48763Phone(989) 362-3411
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Waheed Akbar is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Akbar's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas - Mammography in Tawas City, Michigan. Dr. Akbar is also affiliated with MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas. The medical group on file is Ascension Medical Group Neurosurgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akbar to 2 more hospitals, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, 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. Waheed Akbar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akbar practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas - Mammography | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Waheed Akbar is one of 823 orthopedic surgeons in Michigan
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Akbar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Akbar is licensed in Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, MichiganPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Akbar
Counts of orthopedic surgeons 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. Waheed Akbar billed Medicare for 5,177 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,177 Medicare services from Dr. Akbar across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 143 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,095 for them.
Dr. Akbar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 812024: 4,6595652%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2822024: 23616%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2522024: 19523%
- Surgery
- 2023: 842024: 874%
Where Dr. Akbar's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5,165100%
- In a facility120%
Dr. Akbar compared with the Michigan median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Akbar
- Michigan median
- Medicare services
- 5,177vs 5239.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 143vs 17217% below
- Part D claims
- 36vs 8055% below
Medians across 781 orthopedic surgeons in Michigan with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Akbar'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. Waheed Akbar treated 143 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 143 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akbar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 64 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Akbar's median patient age at 73, with 65% women.
Dr. Akbar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Akbar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8761%
- Men5639%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Akbar's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol72%
- Diabetes30%
- Ischemic heart disease23%
- Anxiety22%
- Mood disorders22%
- Chronic kidney disease20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Akbar's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women65%
- Men35%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Waheed Akbar wrote 60 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Akbar wrote 60 Medicare Part D claims for 34 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 36 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $60 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 93 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Akbar'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. Akbar's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids35%21 of 60 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: 932024: 3661%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 4 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
How Dr. Waheed Akbar takes part in Medicare
Dr. Akbar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
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); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Waheed Akbar received $1,404 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Akbar from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $1,352.
General payments to Dr. Akbar by program year, 2016 to 2023
General payments to Dr. Akbar by kind, 2016 to 2023
- Travel and lodging$89163%
- Food and beverage$51337%
Companies that paid Dr. Akbar the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Waheed Akbar'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Waheed Akbar's NPI number?
Dr. Waheed Akbar's NPI number is 1447255971. It was assigned on June 21, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Waheed Akbar?
Dr. Waheed Akbar is an orthopedic surgeon in Tawas City, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Waheed Akbar practice?
Dr. Akbar practices at 200 Hemlock St., Tawas City, MI 48763. Dr. Akbar's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas - Mammography in Tawas City, Michigan. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akbar to 2 hospitals, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Waheed Akbar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Akbar is (989) 362-3411.
What is Dr. Waheed Akbar's medical license number?
Dr. Akbar holds Michigan license WA044535.
Which hospitals is Dr. Waheed Akbar affiliated with?
Dr. Akbar is affiliated with MyMichigan Medical Center Tawas. Dmand AI links Dr. Akbar to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Waheed Akbar part of?
Dr. Akbar is linked to Ascension Medical Group Neurosurgery. Dmand AI links Dr. Akbar to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Waheed Akbar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Akbar billed Medicare for 5,177 services in 2024, and Dr. Akbar accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Waheed Akbar see?
CMS counts 143 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akbar in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Waheed Akbar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Akbar's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).
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What drugs does Dr. Waheed Akbar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Akbar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tramadol HCl and Meloxicam.
Has Dr. Waheed Akbar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,404 in general payments to Dr. Akbar from 4 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Waheed Akbar been practicing?
Dr. Akbar graduated from medical school in 1976, 50 years ago.
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