Syed Akhtar MD in Beaumont, Texas

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1989
The Primary Medical Specialty for Syed Akhtar MD is listed as: Medical Oncology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 35
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1153358544
NPI #: 1124060124
NPI Created On: 06/12/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/31/2017
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RX0202X
License Number:
L2083
Listed Gender: Male

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

• FirstCare Health Plans
• Humana
• Community Health Choice
• Molina Marketplace
• Celtic Insurance Company
• CHRISTUS Health Plan
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English, Spanish.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
3. Stool analysis for blood to screen for colon tumors
4. Blood creatinine level
5. Iron level
6. Iron binding capacity
7. Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level
8. Magnesium level
9. Urea nitrogen level to assess kidney function
10. Microscopic examination for white blood cells with manual cell count
11. Hemoglobin measurement
12. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
13. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
14. Red blood count, automated test
15. Reticulated (young) platelet measurement
16. Hydration infusion into a vein
17. Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis up to 1 hour
18. Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis
19. Infusion into a vein for therapy prevention or diagnosis additional sequential infusion up to 1 hour
20. Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, concurrent with another infusion

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).