Dr. Tamer N. Akel, MD

Dr. Akel practices at The Malo Clinic Center for Ambulatory Surgery LLC in Rutherford, New Jersey.

Dr. Akel's NPI, 1790165157, was assigned on June 1, 2015. Dr. Akel holds New Jersey license 25MA10587900.

Dr. Akel's primary practice is The Malo Clinic Center for Ambulatory Surgery LLC, at 201 State Highway 17, Rutherford, NJ 07070 in Bergen County. The practice phone is (201) 549-8890.

Dr. Akel's primary practice is The Malo Clinic Center for Ambulatory Surgery LLC in Rutherford, New Jersey. Dr. Akel is also affiliated with St. Joseph's University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Optum Medical Care New Jersey. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akel to 3 more hospitals, 4 group practices and clinics and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Akel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Akel is licensed in New Jersey.

CMS data shows 2,347 Medicare services from Dr. Akel across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 768 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $149,784 for them.

CMS counts 768 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akel in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 287 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.85, 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. Akel's median patient age at 66, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Akel wrote 1,310 Medicare Part D claims for 216 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,151 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $124,123 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 121 claims across 6 drugs.

Dr. Akel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Akel, more than 30% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Akel, published from 2016 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 4. Dr. Akel has published most often in Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. Dr. Akel's most frequent co-authors are Jad Mroue, MD, Firas Qaqa, MD and Fayez Shamoon, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 89 general payments to Dr. Akel from 15 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $2,040.