Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar, MD

  • Winston Salem, NC
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1386678225PAC ID6103822325
Medicare services, 2024
1,184
Medicare patients, 2024
264
Part D claims, 2024
1,562
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
87
Practice address
2025 Frontis Plaza Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27103
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Primary practice

Digestive Health Specialist, PA - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Winston Salem, North Carolina

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Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar is a gastroenterologist in Winston Salem, North Carolina

Dr. Akdamar practices at Digestive Health Specialist, PA - HOPD in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

Dr. Akdamar's NPI, 1386678225, was assigned on July 10, 2006. Dr. Akdamar graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Akdamar holds North Carolina license 2015-01248.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6103822325
NPI enumeration date
July 10, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar practices at Digestive Health Specialist, PA - HOPD in Winston Salem, North Carolina

Dr. Akdamar's primary practice is Digestive Health Specialist, PA - HOPD, at 2025 Frontis Plaza Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27103.

  • Digestive Health Specialist, PA - HOPD
    2025 Frontis Plaza Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27103

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Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Akdamar's primary practice is Digestive Health Specialist, PA - HOPD in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Akdamar is also affiliated with Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center. The medical group on file is Digestive Health Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akdamar to 1 more ambulatory surgery center, named with a free account. Dr. Akdamar's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akdamar practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Digestive Health Specialist, PA - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar is one of 590 gastroenterologists in North Carolina

Gastroenterology is Dr. Akdamar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Akdamar is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Akdamar's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 2015-01248 · 2015 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RG0100X
  • Alabama license2001 to 2018

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastroduodenitis and gastrointestinal bleeding among the conditions Dr. Akdamar treats.

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Akdamar

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Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar billed Medicare for 1,184 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,184 Medicare services from Dr. Akdamar across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 264 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $50,656 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,184
Medicare patients264
Paid by Medicare$50,656
Procedure codes14

Dr. Akdamar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 6,0602024: 82086%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2142024: 16423%
Surgery
2023: 1572024: 10036%
Tests and treatments
2023: 812024: 5335%
Other services
2023: 342024: 4738%

Where Dr. Akdamar's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,05089%
  • In a facility13411%

Dr. Akdamar compared with the North Carolina median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Akdamar
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
1,184vs 4382.7 times
Medicare patients
264vs 268Close to median
Part D claims
1,349vs 4023.4 times

Medians across 567 gastroenterologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Akdamar'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. Murat Kemal Akdamar treated 264 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 264 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akdamar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 138 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 73% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.51, 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. Akdamar's median patient age at 69, with 61% women.

Medicare patients, 2024264
Average age72
Average risk score1.51
Also on Medicaid9%

Dr. Akdamar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Akdamar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women14655%
  • Men11845%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Akdamar's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure73%
  3. Arthritis50%
  4. Diabetes33%
  5. Ischemic heart disease30%
  6. Mood disorders30%
  7. Chronic kidney disease29%
  8. Anxiety28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Akdamar's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women61%
  • Men38%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar wrote 1,562 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Akdamar wrote 1,562 Medicare Part D claims for 471 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,349 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $109,921 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,186 claims across 20 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,562
Drugs named by CMS22
Total drug cost$109,921
Part D patients471

Dr. Akdamar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,306 claims84%
  • Brand-name256 claims16%

Dr. Akdamar'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. Akdamar's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics3%42 of 1,562 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: 1,1862024: 1,34914%

Drugs named by CMS: 22 in 2024, 20 in 2023.

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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. Murat Kemal Akdamar scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Akdamar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Akdamar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 74 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Akdamar, more than 72% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Akdamar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 87of 100Final score
  • 81.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 77of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Akdamar ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
72nd percentile74 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
69th percentile70 procedures

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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. Murat Kemal Akdamar has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Akdamar.

Papers1

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Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar received $3,805 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 191 general payments to Dr. Akdamar from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,000.

General payments to Dr. Akdamar by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Akdamar by kind, 2016 to 2025

$3.8Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,790100%
  • Education$150%

Companies that paid Dr. Akdamar the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Akdamar, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2014.

Awards and honors for Dr. Akdamar

  1. 2014
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar graduated from Tulane School of Medicine

Dr. Akdamar graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 2000.

  1. Medical schoolTulane School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in gastroenterologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Akdamar is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina
  • Cigna
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
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Plan types Dr. Akdamar accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. HMO9
  3. Medicare9
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar's NPI number?

Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar's NPI number is 1386678225. It was assigned on July 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar?

Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar is a gastroenterologist in Winston Salem, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar practice?

Dr. Akdamar practices at 2025 Frontis Plaza Blvd, Winston Salem, NC 27103. Dr. Akdamar's primary practice is Digestive Health Specialist, PA - HOPD in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akdamar to 1 ambulatory surgery center.

What is Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar's medical license number?

Dr. Akdamar holds North Carolina license 2015-01248, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Akdamar in North Carolina (2015 to 2026) and Alabama (2001 to 2018).

Which hospitals is Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar affiliated with?

Dr. Akdamar is affiliated with Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar part of?

Dr. Akdamar is linked to Digestive Health Specialists.

Does Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Akdamar billed Medicare for 1,184 services in 2024, and Dr. Akdamar accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar's MIPS score?

Dr. Akdamar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar see?

CMS counts 264 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akdamar in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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Is Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar board certified?

Yes. Dr. Akdamar is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Akdamar's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1745), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar go to medical school?

Dr. Akdamar graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 2000.

What drugs does Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Akdamar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Omeprazole and Dicyclomine HCl.

Has Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,805 in general payments to Dr. Akdamar from 27 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar been practicing?

Dr. Akdamar graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

Does Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Akdamar.

What insurance does Dr. Murat Kemal Akdamar accept?

Dr. Akdamar is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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