Active NPI 1568660561 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Vaseem Syed Akhtar , MD

Specialist • Okeechobee, FL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Vaseem Akhtar, MD is a certified Specialist practicing in Okeechobee, FL. With approximately 44 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1982, Dr. Akhtar delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1713 HWY 441N.

Dr. Akhtar accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, iron sucrose, 1 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1713 Hwy 441n
Suite #j

Okeechobee, FL 349721900

Telephone 8634679000

Fax 8634679229

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Cancer Care & Chemotherapy Center Facility NPI 1467522748

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1982

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Specialist in Okeechobee, FL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

44 Yrs -2.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 46.5 Yrs

State Avg: 37.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

5 Specialists

Practicing in Okeechobee, FL (3036 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

16.5% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Akhtar (44 Years) 44 Yrs

Okeechobee Specialty Average (46.5 Years) 46.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1756 Injection, iron sucrose, 1 mg	24,077	32	$1.01	$0.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	410	48	$110.00	$97.37
96366 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour	365	39	$28.00	$21.43
96365 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less	358	35	$78.00	$66.28
J7030 Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc	350	38	$10.00	$2.60
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	239	79	$265.00	$193.60
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	194	56	$150.00	$136.78
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	72	46	$150.00	$123.28
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	71	42	$100.00	$82.00
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	55	51	$250.00	$179.92
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	53	13	$24.56	$15.21
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	30	30	$250.00	$236.01
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	29	14	$276.23	$223.59
38221 Needle or trocar bone marrow biopsy	13	13	$164.73	$171.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1756 Injection, iron sucrose, 1 mg	33,141	44	$1.00	$0.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	544	69	$110.00	$93.70
96365 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less	445	45	$78.00	$65.88
J7030 Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc	438	44	$10.00	$2.55
96366 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour	425	46	$28.00	$20.97
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	195	78	$265.00	$185.69
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	173	56	$150.00	$132.47
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	101	57	$150.00	$120.41
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	59	12	$24.56	$14.52
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	50	34	$100.00	$80.16
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	49	42	$250.00	$175.58
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	39	39	$250.00	$229.79
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	38	12	$3.00	$1.59
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	26	17	$276.23	$217.81

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1756 Injection, iron sucrose, 1 mg	41,013	57	$1.00	$0.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	806	102	$96.84	$86.82
96365 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less	573	60	$73.81	$68.57
J7030 Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc	572	61	$10.00	$2.66
96366 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour	522	64	$24.20	$20.24
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	216	84	$226.38	$174.92
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	103	55	$137.60	$125.22
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	68	18	$3.00	$1.69
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	50	13	$24.56	$14.68
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	45	45	$246.36	$231.93
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	45	24	$119.95	$102.40
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	21	19	$235.51	$197.67
38221 Needle or trocar bone marrow biopsy	11	11	$164.73	$163.18

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1756 Injection, iron sucrose, 1 mg	51,192	58	$1.00	$0.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,033	99	$75.56	$75.70
J7030 Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc	769	63	$10.00	$2.76
96365 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less	719	61	$67.08	$67.21
96366 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour	680	65	$18.36	$18.40
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	219	94	$152.28	$152.55
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	108	53	$104.92	$103.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	107	56	$112.43	$112.63
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	50	15	$3.00	$1.97
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	43	40	$206.53	$201.53
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	43	43	$240.36	$234.20
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	29	14	$276.23	$224.49
38221 Needle or trocar bone marrow biopsy	12	12	$164.73	$165.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1756 Injection, iron sucrose, 1 mg	48,476	49	$1.00	$0.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,112	94	$75.56	$76.04
96366 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour	740	58	$18.36	$18.52
96365 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less	700	54	$67.08	$67.64
J7030 Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc	587	56	$10.00	$2.56
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	227	80	$152.28	$152.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	198	71	$112.43	$112.67
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	114	54	$104.92	$105.75
96413 Infusion of chemotherapy into a vein up to 1 hour	104	12	$129.67	$130.53
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	91	15	$24.56	$14.86
96415 Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour	64	11	$27.35	$27.57
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	51	17	$3.00	$1.96
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	48	46	$206.53	$207.90
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	44	44	$234.87	$221.37
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	22	11	$276.23	$230.19
38221 Needle or trocar bone marrow biopsy	19	18	$164.73	$165.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1756 Injection, iron sucrose, 1 mg	46,264	47	$1.00	$0.23
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	935	87	$75.56	$74.88
J7030 Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc	671	53	$10.00	$2.44
96366 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour	623	53	$18.36	$18.19
96365 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less	607	49	$67.08	$66.48
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	273	98	$152.28	$151.03
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	168	69	$104.92	$103.97
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	164	55	$112.43	$111.43
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	68	61	$206.53	$204.52
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	49	16	$276.23	$226.86
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	40	40	$218.41	$216.64
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	27	25	$72.93	$72.26
38221 Needle or trocar bone marrow biopsy	17	14	$164.73	$160.62

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1756 Injection, iron sucrose, 1 mg	37,325	64	$1.00	$0.23
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,108	113	$75.56	$73.15
96366 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour	763	75	$18.36	$18.07
96365 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less	739	70	$67.08	$66.03
J7030 Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc	621	64	$10.00	$2.35
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	326	109	$152.28	$146.00
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	279	91	$104.92	$101.75
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	144	68	$112.43	$107.87
96413 Infusion of chemotherapy into a vein up to 1 hour	108	19	$129.67	$127.66
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	94	75	$206.53	$198.21
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	73	18	$24.56	$20.38
96415 Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour	56	17	$27.35	$26.91
96367 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, additional sequential infusion, 1 hour or less	53	11	$29.42	$28.95
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	48	48	$218.41	$210.37
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	45	12	$3.00	$1.97
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	39	21	$276.23	$218.88
38221 Needle or trocar bone marrow biopsy	23	22	$164.73	$153.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1756 Injection, iron sucrose, 1 mg	30,546	52	$1.00	$0.25
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	922	100	$75.56	$74.39
96365 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less	674	61	$67.08	$66.03
96366 Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour	672	65	$18.36	$18.07
J7030 Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc	633	61	$10.00	$2.01
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	350	96	$152.28	$149.72
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	332	108	$104.92	$103.26
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	226	63	$112.43	$110.70
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	110	90	$206.53	$203.13
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	93	20	$24.56	$24.18
96413 Infusion of chemotherapy into a vein up to 1 hour	80	16	$129.67	$127.60
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	51	26	$276.23	$225.61
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg	49	15	$3.00	$2.62
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	48	48	$218.41	$215.14
38221 Needle or trocar bone marrow biopsy	17	17	$164.73	$162.09

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Specialist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X

An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.

Internal Medicine - Hematology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RH0000X

State License FL ME66653

An internist with additional training who specializes in diseases of the blood, spleen and lymph. This specialist treats conditions such as anemia, clotting disorders, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, leukemia and lymphoma.

Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RX0202X

State License FL ME66653

An internist who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of all types of cancer and other benign and malignant tumors. This specialist decides on and administers therapy for these malignancies as well as consults with surgeons and radiotherapists on other treatments for cancer.

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active December 22, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location December 22, 2011

Registered at 1713 HWY 441N, SUITE #J, OKEECHOBEE, FL 349721900 (Tel: 8634679000)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 22, 2011

Registered at 1900 NEBRASKA AVE, SUITE #2, FT. PIERCE, FL 349504837 (Tel: 7724894000)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated December 22, 2011

Recorded as VASEEM AKHTAR, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 22, 2011

Specialist

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 11, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1568660561

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 11, 2007

Last Update: December 22, 2011

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1900 Nebraska Ave, Suite #2

Ft. Pierce, FL 349504837

Phone: 7724894000

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