Dr. Riffat Akhtar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 15
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 15
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,514
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $243
- Practice address
- 420 S 5th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611
- Practice phone
- Call (610) 988-8000
- 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. Riffat Akhtar is an internist in Reading, Pennsylvania
Dr. Akhtar practices at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania, part of Tower Health.
Dr. Akhtar's NPI, 1295726305, was assigned on October 31, 2005. Dr. Akhtar holds Pennsylvania license MD059634L.
- NPI
- 1295726305NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- October 31, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (610) 988-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Sex
- Female
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Riffat Akhtar practices at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania
Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is Reading Hospital, at 420 S 5th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611 in Berks County. The practice phone is (610) 988-8000.
- Reading Hospital420 S 5th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611 · Berks CountyPhone(610) 988-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Riffat Akhtar is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania, part of Tower Health. The medical group on file is Ebensburg Center.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Riffat Akhtar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Akhtar practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Reading Hospital | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Riffat Akhtar is one of 5,665 internists in Pennsylvania
Internal medicine is Dr. Akhtar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Akhtar is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, PennsylvaniaPrimary
Internists near Dr. Akhtar
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Riffat Akhtar billed Medicare for 15 services in 2024
CMS data shows 15 Medicare services from Dr. Akhtar across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 15 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $890 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Akhtar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 622024: 1576%
Dr. Akhtar compared with the Pennsylvania median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Akhtar
- Pennsylvania median
- Medicare services
- 15vs 41796% below
- Medicare patients
- 15vs 18592% below
- Part D claims
- 1,364vs 2246.1 times
Medians across 5,518 internists in Pennsylvania 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. Riffat Akhtar treated 15 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 66
CMS counts 15 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akhtar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 0 patients. 75% of them have schizophrenia and other psychoses. Their average risk score is 1.78, 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 69, with 43% women.
Dr. Akhtar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Akhtar's Medicare patients, 2024
- Schizophrenia and other psychoses75%
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 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women43%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Riffat Akhtar wrote 1,514 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Akhtar wrote 1,514 Medicare Part D claims for 26 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,364 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $52,036 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,231 claims across 34 drugs.
Dr. Akhtar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,353 claims89%
- Brand-name and other161 claims11%
Dr. Akhtar'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. Akhtar's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%11 of 1,514 claims
- Antibiotics2%24 of 1,514 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: 1,2312024: 1,36411%
Drugs named by CMS: 30 in 2024, 34 in 2023.
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
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Dr. Riffat Akhtar received $243 in industry payments in 2016
CMS Open Payments shows 13 general payments to Dr. Akhtar from 7 drug and device companies in 2016. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $108.
Companies that paid Dr. Akhtar the most, 2016 to 2016
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Riffat 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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Riffat Akhtar's NPI number?
Dr. Riffat Akhtar's NPI number is 1295726305. It was assigned on October 31, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Riffat Akhtar?
Dr. Riffat Akhtar is an internist in Reading, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Riffat Akhtar practice?
Dr. Akhtar practices at 420 S 5th Avenue, West Reading, PA 19611. Dr. Akhtar's primary practice is Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania, part of Tower Health.
What is Dr. Riffat Akhtar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Akhtar is (610) 988-8000.
What is Dr. Riffat Akhtar's medical license number?
Dr. Akhtar holds Pennsylvania license MD059634L.
Which hospitals is Dr. Riffat Akhtar affiliated with?
Dr. Akhtar practices at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania.
What medical group is Dr. Riffat Akhtar part of?
Dr. Akhtar is linked to Ebensburg Center.
Does Dr. Riffat Akhtar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Akhtar billed Medicare for 15 services in 2024.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Riffat Akhtar see?
CMS counts 15 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Akhtar in 2024, with an average age of 66.
What services does Dr. Riffat Akhtar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Akhtar's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232).
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What drugs does Dr. Riffat Akhtar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Akhtar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium, Tamsulosin HCl and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Riffat Akhtar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $243 in general payments to Dr. Akhtar from 7 companies from 2016 to 2016. The largest total came from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation.
How long has Dr. Riffat Akhtar been practicing?
Dr. Akhtar's NPI was assigned in 2005.
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