Shameem Akhtar, M.D.

Primary specialty

Hospitalist PhysicianTaxonomy code 208M00000X

License

MD.201062 Issued in LA

Practice address

4801 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy
Lafayette, LA 70508-6917

Phone

(337) 470-2605

Fax

(337) 470-4595

NPI assigned

Sep 15, 2006

Last updated

Dec 1, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in LA

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

Specialty

Internal MedicineAlso: Hospitalist

Education

Other, 1998

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Coolidge Physician Services LLCGroup PAC ID 7113156035, 52 clinicians

Lourdes Physician Group LLCGroup PAC ID 7214177757, 157 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc Hospital, Lafayette, LA, CCN 190102
• Ochsner Lafayette General Medical Center Hospital, Lafayette, LA, CCN 190002

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: sakhtar785370@direct.ochsner.org

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

• Coolidge Physician Services LLC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Lafayette, LA
  • NPI 1609298843
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Lourdes Physician Group LLC

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Lafayette, LA
  • NPI 1437405883
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Belle Chasse Physician Services LLC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Terrytown, LA
  • NPI 1245653237
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Hub City Physician Group, LLC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Crowley, LA
  • NPI 1992180566
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Mayfair Physician Services, LLC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1831688365

  Internal Medicine

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • New Orleans, LA
  • NPI 1538151428
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• St Martin Physician Services LLC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Breaux Bridge, LA
  • NPI 1528312584
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  dba Diabetes Prevention Program

  • Registered Dietitian
  • Covington, LA
  • NPI 1013747039

  Internal Medicine

  NPD
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  dba Ochsner CHRISTUS Health Center

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Lake Charles, LA
  • NPI 1679045488
  NPD
• Lafayette General Medical Center Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lafayette, LA
  • NPI 1275536799
  NPD (past)
• Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lafayette, LA
  • NPI 1598766495
  NPD (past)

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

• Lafayette General Medical Center Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lafayette, LA
  • NPI 1275536799
  Care Compare affiliation
• Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lafayette, LA
  • NPI 1598766495
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1764547200000",
    "number": "1720184328",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "5959 S SHERWOOD FOREST BLVD",
            "city": "BATON ROUGE",
            "state": "LA",
            "postal_code": "708166038",
            "telephone_number": "337-470-2605"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "4801 AMBASSADOR CAFFERY PKWY",
            "city": "LAFAYETTE",
            "state": "LA",
            "postal_code": "705086917",
            "telephone_number": "337-470-2605",
            "fax_number": "337-470-4595"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "4640 W Congress St",
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            "city": "Lafayette",
            "state": "LA",
            "postal_code": "705066602",
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            "telephone_number": "337-258-4349",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
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    "basic": {
        "last_name": "AKHTAR",
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        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-09-15",
        "last_updated": "2025-12-01",
        "certification_date": "2025-12-01",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "208M00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
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            "license": "MD.201062",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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• Hospitalist Physician in Lafayette, LA
• Providers in Lafayette, LA by specialty
• Hospitalist Physician in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 1, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.