Individual provider Active NPI

Shahab A Akhter, MD

  • Surgery Physician
  • Greenville, NC
National Provider Identifier
1114998044
Registry record updated Jan 23, 2024
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X
License
2016-02426 Issued in NC
Practice address
115 Heart Dr
Greenville, NC 27834-8982
Phone
(252) 744-4400
Fax
(252) 744-7624
NPI assigned
Jan 30, 2006
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jan 23, 2024

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X 61348 WI
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X 61348-20 WI
Surgery Physician 208600000X 2016-02426 NC Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

115 Heart Dr
Greenville, NC 27834-8982

Mailing address

PO Box 751069
Charlotte, NC 28275-1069

Electronic endpoints 1

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address sakhter111261@direct.ecuhealth.com Health Information Exchange (HIE)

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in NC
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20170119002362 NC Practitioner - Cardiac SurgeryPractitioner - General Surgery 1052408812 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Cardiac SurgeryAlso: General Surgery
Education
University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, 1993
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
East Carolina UniversityGroup PAC ID 0244143246, 499 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

115 Heart Dr
Greenville, NC 27834-8982
Phone (252) 744-4400

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Vidant Home Health and Hospice Home health agency, Greenville, NC, CCN 347220
  • Vidant Home Health and Hospice Home health agency, Kenansville, NC, CCN 347063
  • Ecu Health Medical Center Hospital, Greenville, NC, CCN 340040
  • Unc Lenoir Health Care Hospital, Kinston, NC, CCN 340027

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
96.95 of 100Reported as apm
Quality
82.44
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)45

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Not enrolled
HHS exclusion list flag
Flagged The directory lists this NPI on an HHS exclusion list. Confirm with the OIG exclusions search.
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
61348WIMDTransplant Surgery Physician
2016-02426NCMDSurgery Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
East Carolina University Current Accepting new patients
East Carolina University Surgery CurrentSince Nov 18, 2016 Accepting new patients
East Carolina University Past Accepting new patients

Locations

115 Heart Dr
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone (252) 744-4400

600 Moye Blvd
Greenville, NC 27834
Phone (252) 744-1111

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: sakhter111261@direct.ecuhealth.com

Organizations & group practices 4

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 6

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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