Dr. Komal Akhtar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 554
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 209
- Part D claims, 2024
- 129
- Publications
- 10
- MIPS score, 2024
- 88
- Practice address
- 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210
- Practice phone
- Call (315) 473-4240
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Komal Akhtar is a hematologist and oncologist in Syracuse, New York
Dr. Akhtar practices at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York, part of State University of New York.
Dr. Akhtar's NPI, 1720460801, was assigned on June 24, 2015. Dr. Akhtar graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Akhtar holds New York license 307637.
- NPI
- 1720460801NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9830436468
- NPI enumeration date
- June 24, 2015
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (315) 473-4240
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 37
- Medical school graduation
- 2015
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Komal Akhtar practices at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York
Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is Upstate University Hospital, at 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210 in Onondaga County. The practice phone is (315) 473-4240.
- Upstate University Hospital750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210 · Onondaga CountyPhone(315) 473-4240
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Komal Akhtar is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York, part of State University of New York. Dr. Akhtar is also affiliated with Samaritan Medical Center. The medical group on file is Department of Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akhtar to 1 more hospital, 1 hospice, 1 therapy and rehab 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. Komal Akhtar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akhtar practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Upstate University Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Komal Akhtar is one of 996 hematologists and oncologists in New York
Hematology and oncology is Dr. Akhtar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Akhtar is licensed in New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hematology and oncology, New YorkPrimary
Hematologists and oncologists near Dr. Akhtar
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Komal Akhtar billed Medicare for 554 services in 2024
CMS data shows 554 Medicare services from Dr. Akhtar across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 209 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $50,278 for them.
Dr. Akhtar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4312024: 55429%
Where Dr. Akhtar's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office265%
- In a facility52895%
Dr. Akhtar compared with the New York median for hematologists and oncologists, 2024
- Dr. Akhtar
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 554vs 66817% below
- Medicare patients
- 209vs 210Close to median
- Part D claims
- 13vs 25895% below
Medians across 940 hematologists and oncologists in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Akhtar'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. Komal Akhtar treated 209 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 209 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akhtar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 96 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.36, 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 65, with 54% women.
Dr. Akhtar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Akhtar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11354%
- Men9646%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Akhtar's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Cancer58%
- Arthritis40%
- COPD39%
- Anxiety36%
- Diabetes35%
- Chronic kidney disease32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Akhtar's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Komal Akhtar wrote 129 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Akhtar wrote 129 Medicare Part D claims for 53 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $5,987 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 50 claims across 4 drugs.
Dr. Akhtar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic119 claims92%
- Brand-name and other10 claims8%
Dr. Akhtar's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2019
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. Akhtar's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids9%11 of 129 claims
- Antibiotics10%13 of 129 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, 2016 to 2019
- 2016
- 2019
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2016: 502019: 1374%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2019, 4 in 2016.
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. Komal Akhtar scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 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. CMS lists Dr. Akhtar as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Akhtar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 88of 100Final score
- 72of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Komal Akhtar has 10 publications on record
Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Akhtar in 2022. The most frequent topics are Carcinoma, Squamous Cell. Dr. Akhtar has published most often in J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. Dr. Akhtar's most frequent co-authors are Prashanth Ashok Kumar, Metlapalli Venkata Sravanthi, MD and Adam S. Zayac.
Topics Dr. Akhtar writes about most
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Dr. Akhtar's most frequent co-authors
- Prashanth Ashok Kumar2 shared papers
- Metlapalli Venkata Sravanthi, MD2 shared papers
- Adam S. Zayac2 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Akhtar
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Komal Akhtar received $225 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Akhtar from 8 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $53.
General payments to Dr. Akhtar by program year, 2020 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Akhtar by kind, 2020 to 2025
- Food and beverage$14564%
- Education$8036%
Companies that paid Dr. Akhtar the most, 2020 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Komal Akhtar graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine
Dr. Akhtar graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2015.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Komal Akhtar'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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Komal Akhtar's NPI number?
Dr. Komal Akhtar's NPI number is 1720460801. It was assigned on June 24, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Komal Akhtar?
Dr. Komal Akhtar is a hematologist and oncologist in Syracuse, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hematology & Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 207RH0003X).
Where does Dr. Komal Akhtar practice?
Dr. Akhtar practices at 750 East Adams Street, Syracuse, NY 13210. Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York, part of State University of New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akhtar to 1 hospital, 1 hospice, 1 therapy and rehab clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Komal Akhtar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Akhtar is (315) 473-4240.
What is Dr. Komal Akhtar's medical license number?
Dr. Akhtar holds New York license 307637.
Which hospitals is Dr. Komal Akhtar affiliated with?
Dr. Akhtar practices at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, New York. Dr. Akhtar is also affiliated with Samaritan Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Akhtar to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Komal Akhtar part of?
Dr. Akhtar is linked to Department of Medicine. Dmand AI links Dr. Akhtar to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Komal Akhtar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Akhtar billed Medicare for 554 services in 2024, and Dr. Akhtar accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Komal Akhtar offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Akhtar as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Komal Akhtar's MIPS score?
Dr. Akhtar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Komal Akhtar see?
CMS counts 209 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akhtar in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Komal Akhtar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Akhtar's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99223) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Komal Akhtar go to medical school?
Dr. Akhtar graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine in 2015.
What drugs does Dr. Komal Akhtar prescribe most?
In 2019 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Akhtar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Enoxaparin Sodium.
Has Dr. Komal Akhtar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $225 in general payments to Dr. Akhtar from 8 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Genentech, Inc.
How long has Dr. Komal Akhtar been practicing?
Dr. Akhtar graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.
Does Dr. Komal Akhtar do research?
Dmand AI links 10 publications to Dr. Akhtar.
Who does Dr. Komal Akhtar publish with?
Dr. Akhtar's most frequent co-authors are Prashanth Ashok Kumar (2 shared papers), Metlapalli Venkata Sravanthi, MD (2 shared papers) and Adam S. Zayac (2 shared papers).
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