Dr Jawed Akhtar, MD in Lewistown, PA

Dr Jawed Akhtar, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Nephrology" physician in Lewistown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from medical school in 1999 and has 25 years of diverse experience with area of expertise as Nephrology. He is a member of the group practice Geisinger Clinic and his current practice location is 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, Pennsylvania. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (717) 363-9072.

Dr Jawed Akhtar is licensed to practice in Pennsylvania (license number MD470634) 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 1033562749.

Contact Information

	Dr Jawed Akhtar, MD
	400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044-1167
	(717) 363-9072
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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Jawed Akhtar
Gender	Male
Speciality	Nephrology
Experience	25 Years
Location	400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, Pennsylvania
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 Jawed Akhtar graduated from medical school in 1999

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1033562749
Provider Enumeration Date: 07/18/2016
Last Update Date: 02/11/2021

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 1557787306
Enrollment ID: I20200811003469

Medical Identifiers

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

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1033562749	NPI	-	NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207RN0300X	Internal Medicine - Nephrology	MD470634 (Pennsylvania)	Primary

Medical Facilities Affiliation

Facility Name	Location	Facility Type
Davita - Lewistown Dialysis	Lewistown, PA	Dialysis facility
Geisinger-lewistown Hospital	Lewistown, PA	Hospital
Geisinger Medical Center	Danville, PA	Hospital
Mount Nittany Medical Center	State college, PA	Hospital

Group Practice Association

Group Practice Name	Group PECOS PAC ID	No. of Members
Geisinger Clinic	5395657001	2841

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

Entity Name	Geisinger Clinic
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1366493868 PECOS PAC ID: 5395657001 Enrollment ID: O20040130000518

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 Jawed 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 Jawed Akhtar, MD 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA 17822-4903 Ph: (570) 271-6144	Dr Jawed Akhtar, MD 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044-1167 Ph: (717) 363-9072

Reviews and Comments

Internal Medicine Doctors in Lewistown, PA

Dr. Rocco J Volpe, M.D. Nephrology Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 310 Electric Ave, Suite 100, Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-242-2531 Fax: 717-242-1028
Dr. Roy Allen Williams Jr., M.D. Nephrology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-363-9071 Fax: 717-363-9070
Dr. Ireneusz Szulawski, M.D. Nephrology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 21 Geisinger Ln, Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-242-4200 Fax: 717-242-4212
Shahzad Ahmed, DO Nephrology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-248-5411 Fax: 717-248-5038
Nazir A Memon, MD Nephrology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-242-7480
Dr. Benjamin Alexander Silverman, M.D. Nephrology Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 400 Highland Ave, Lewistown, PA 17044 Phone: 717-242-7480 Fax: 717-242-7479

Dr Jawed Akhtar, MD - Medicare Nephrology in Lewistown, PA