Dr Asif Akhtar, MD in Houston, TX - Medicare Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)

Dr Asif Akhtar, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease" physician in Houston, Texas. He graduated from medical school in 1989 and has 35 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology). His current practice location is 19255 Park Row Ste 204, Houston, Texas. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (281) 829-3860.

Dr Asif Akhtar is licensed to practice in Texas (license number L7957) and he also participates in the medicare program. He accepts medicare assignments (which means he accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance) and his NPI Number is 1801900352.

Contact Information

	Dr Asif Akhtar, MD
	19255 Park Row Ste 204, Houston, TX 77084-7310
	(281) 829-3860
	(281) 829-3861

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Asif Akhtar
Gender	Male
Speciality	Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology)
Experience	35 Years
Location	19255 Park Row Ste 204, Houston, Texas
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Yes. He accepts the Medicare-approved amount; you will not be billed for any more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance.

Medical Education and Training:

Dr Asif Akhtar graduated from medical school in 1989

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1801900352
Provider Enumeration Date: 08/19/2006
Last Update Date: 03/17/2018

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 2264452614
Enrollment ID: I20051130000111

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Asif Akhtar such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1801900352	NPI	-	NPPES
P00397277	Other	TX	MEDICARE B RR
8W7530	Other	TX	BCBS
159538102	Medicaid	TX

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RC0000X	Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease	L7957 (Texas)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Houston Methodist West Hospital	Houston, TX	Hospital

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Dr Asif Akhtar allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Interventional Cardiology
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1013019157 PECOS PAC ID: 9931100344 Enrollment ID: O20070129000285

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Dr Asif Akhtar is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Asif Akhtar, MD 19255 Park Row Ste 204, Houston, TX 77084-7310 Ph: (281) 829-3860	Dr Asif Akhtar, MD 19255 Park Row Ste 204, Houston, TX 77084-7310 Ph: (281) 829-3860

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Dr Asif Akhtar, MD - Medicare Cardiovascular Disease (cardiology) in Houston, TX