Dr. Salman Akhtar, MD

Dr. Akhtar practices at MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of HCA Healthcare.

Dr. Akhtar's NPI, 1639168966, was assigned on October 19, 2005. Dr. Akhtar graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College in 1987. Dr. Akhtar holds Nevada license 8926.

Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is MountainView Hospital, at 3100 N Tenaya Way, Las Vegas, NV 89128 in Clark County. The practice phone is (702) 255-5000.

Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Akhtar is also affiliated with Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center. The medical group on file is Prime Cardiology Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akhtar to 3 more hospitals, 1 physician office, 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, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Akhtar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Akhtar is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Akhtar's licenses on file in 5 states: Nevada, California, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.

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

CMS data shows 3,027 Medicare services from Dr. Akhtar across 23 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,800 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $150,461 for them.

CMS counts 1,800 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akhtar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 685 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.24, 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 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Akhtar wrote 1,521 Medicare Part D claims for 198 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,333 of them, across 32 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $246,623 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 946 claims across 27 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Akhtar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Akhtar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 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 52 papers to Dr. Akhtar, published from 2011 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Molecular Docking Simulation, Ligands and Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Dr. Akhtar has published most often in Interdiscip Sci. Dr. Akhtar's most frequent co-authors are Neha Sharma, MD, Amita Jain, MD and Mala Sharma, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 130 general payments to Dr. Akhtar from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $2,506.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Akhtar.

Dr. Akhtar graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College in 1987. Dr. Akhtar is a member of ACC and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

Dr. Akhtar is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.