TARIQ AKBAR MD NPI 1386692143

NPI Details

Tariq Akbar, MD is a gastroenterology internal medicine in Fort Wayne, IN with 36 years of experience. The provider is an internist who specializes in diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive organs including the stomach, bowels, liver and gallbladder. This specialist treats conditions such as abdominal pain, ulcers, diarrhea, cancer and jaundice and performs complex diagnostic and therapeutic procedures using endoscopes to visualize internal organs. Tariq Akbar, MD NPI is 1386692143. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.

The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.

The provider's business location address is:

7900 W JEFFERSON BLVD
SUITE 201
FORT WAYNE, IN
ZIP 46804-128
Phone: (260) 432-2297
Fax: (260) 969-7266

The NPI 1386692143 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.

The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.

• Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43239)
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (HCPCS:99214)
• Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45380)
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes (HCPCS:99204)
• Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare (HCPCS:45385)
• Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk (HCPCS:G0105)
• Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
• Insertion of guide wire with dilation of esophagus using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:43248)
• Balloon dilation of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope, less than 3.0 cm (HCPCS:43249)
• Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope (HCPCS:45378)
• Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk (HCPCS:G0121)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
• Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
• Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample (HCPCS:36415)
• Colonoscopy (HCPCS:NAN13)
• Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux (HCPCS:NAN12)

The enumeration date for this NPI number is 5/4/2006 and was last updated on 11/14/2024.

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