Furqan Akhtar, MD in Shreveport, LA - Medicare Internal Medicine

Furqan Akhtar, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine" physician in Shreveport, Louisiana. His current practice location is 1501 Kings Hwy, Internal Medicine, Shreveport, Louisiana. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (318) 813-2528.

Furqan Akhtar is licensed to practice in Louisiana (license number 310481) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1518354836.

Contact Information

	Furqan Akhtar, MD
	1501 Kings Hwy, Internal Medicine, Shreveport, LA 71103-4228
	(318) 813-2528
	Not Available

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Furqan Akhtar
Gender	Male
Speciality	Internal Medicine
Location	1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, Louisiana
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1518354836
Provider Enumeration Date: 04/24/2015
Last Update Date: 05/17/2019

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 2163713587
Enrollment ID: I20181003002352

Medical Identifiers

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

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1518354836	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207R00000X	Internal Medicine	310481 (Louisiana)	Primary

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. Furqan Akhtar allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Hospitalist Medicine Physicians Of Texas Pllc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1629307095 PECOS PAC ID: 3476688318 Enrollment ID: O20151021000365

Entity Name	Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group Practice
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1013374222 PECOS PAC ID: 4082902721 Enrollment ID: O20161012000307

Entity Name	Nrmc Physician Ipa Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1497283733 PECOS PAC ID: 9234400300 Enrollment ID: O20170808001651

Entity Name	Sound Inpatient Physicians Of Texas I, Inc
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1811321797 PECOS PAC ID: 8729133640 Enrollment ID: O20200123001338

Entity Name	Christus Trinity Clinic
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1285684225 PECOS PAC ID: 3072426741 Enrollment ID: O20200910000388

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. Furqan 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
Furqan Akhtar, MD 1501 Kings Hwy, Internal Medicine, Shreveport, LA 71103-4228 Ph: (318) 813-2528	Furqan Akhtar, MD 1501 Kings Hwy, Internal Medicine, Shreveport, LA 71103-4228 Ph: (318) 813-2528

Reviews and Comments

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Paul A Rushing, MD Internal Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1455 E Bert Kouns Loop, Shreveport, LA 71105 Phone: 318-798-4488 Fax: 318-798-4420
Sanjay Jain, Internal Medicine Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 510 E Stoner Ave, Primary Care (110), Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-221-8411
Steven R Bailey, MD Internal Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-626-0000
Venkateswara K Rao, M.D., Internal Medicine Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 1501 Kings Hwy, Department Of Medicine, Shreveport, LA 71103 Phone: 318-675-5000

Furqan Akhtar, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Shreveport, LA