Dr. Israh Akhtar, MD

Dr. Akhtar practices at Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Akhtar's NPI, 1356361786, was assigned on July 20, 2006. Dr. Akhtar graduated from Government Medical College of Jammu and Kashmire in 1994. Dr. Akhtar holds Mississippi license 18484.

Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus, at 3401-41 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140 in Philadelphia County. The practice phone is (215) 707-5303.

Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Akhtar is also affiliated with Temple University Hospital. The medical group on file is Temple Faculty Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Akhtar to 2 more hospitals, 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, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anatomic pathology and clinical pathology is Dr. Akhtar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ZP0102X. Dr. Akhtar is board certified in anatomic pathology & clinical pathology by the American Board of Pathology. Dmand AI has Dr. Akhtar's licenses on file in 3 states: Mississippi, Maryland and Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 960 Medicare services from Dr. Akhtar across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 330 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,408 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 330 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akhtar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 185 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.57, 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 62, with 63% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 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.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 18 papers to Dr. Akhtar, published from 2015 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Biopsy, Fine-Needle, Diagnosis, Differential and Cytological Techniques. Dr. Akhtar has published most often in Diagn Cytopathol. Dr. Akhtar's most frequent co-authors are Mithra Baliga, MD, Anwer Mukhtar Siddiqi, MD and Kimberly Ann Donnellan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 17 general payments to Dr. Akhtar from 9 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 86% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $4,005.

Dr. Akhtar graduated from Government Medical College of Jammu and Kashmire in 1994.

Dr. Akhtar is in network with 4 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.