Sajid Akhtar MD in Augusta, Georgia

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1999
The Primary Medical Specialty for Sajid Akhtar MD is listed as: Nephrology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 25
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 5799715165
NPI #: 1417919952
NPI Created On: 04/03/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/24/2012
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
056257
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
2. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
3. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
4. Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older
5. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
6. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
7. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
8. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
9. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion
10. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
11. Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).