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Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD

(Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, M.D.)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

2816 Columbiana Road Suite 102
Birmingham, AL 35216

(205) 978-8070

Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD is an internist in Birmingham, AL specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

2816 Columbiana Road Suite 102
Birmingham, AL 35216

(205) 978-8070

(205) 978-8863

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700 South 19th Street Birmingham Vamc (521)
Birmingham, AL 35233

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

urinalysis

In 2023, Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD had a list price for urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were lab tests, minor procedures and hormone therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	591
hormone therapy	15
lab tests	28
minor procedures	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were stress testing and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	17
doctor visit	591
stress testing	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	539

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	477
lab tests	36

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	521

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	58
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	56
breathing treatment	13
doctor visit	273
lab tests	125

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	17
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	85
breathing treatment	26
doctor visit	336
lab tests	249

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	95
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	30
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, breathing treatment and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	43
breathing treatment	19
doctor visit	238
lab tests	238
preventive care	15
thyroid function tests	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	11
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	11
doctor visit	32
lab tests	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	11
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	16
doctor visit	184
lab tests	105

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL during 2023 were lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	15
doctor visit	155
lab tests	111

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD in 2023

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD treated as an internist in Birmingham, AL were lab tests, blood draw, stress testing and cardiac procedures.

blood draw	37
cardiac procedures	17
doctor visit	329
hormone therapy	15
lab tests	112
minor procedures	15
preventive care	15
stress testing	17
thyroid function tests	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Female	82
Male	53

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	97
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	4
75 to 84	19
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	67

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Cancer	4
Dementia	0

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Birmingham, AL.

3.3

Overall Rating

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Nadeem Akhtar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$15,646 BYDUREON $9,215	FARXIGA $6,252	BYDUREON WEEKLY $100	BYDUREON PEN $29	SEROQUEL XR $17	Other $33
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$14,008 Kazano $13,639	Brintellix $123	Contrave $109	Trintellix $98	Nesina $15	Other $24
Santarus, Inc	$7,326 Cycloset $7,224	glumetza $102
Allergan Inc.	$4,065 VIBERZI $4,001	VRAYLAR $39	LINZESS $20	SAPHRIS $4
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$3,591 JARDIANCE $3,038	GLYXAMBI $13	JENTADUETO $11	$529
Other	$16,227 ABILIFY TABLET $3,095	BYDUREON $2,647	Nesina $1,587	JARDIANCE $1,468	Kazano $480	Other $6,949

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$36,370
Consulting Fee	$12,148
Food and Beverage	$8,381
Travel and Lodging	$3,304
Education	$660