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Dr. Akash Makkar, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm)

GSVM Medical College

13640 N 99th Avenue Suite 400
Sun City, AZ 85351

(602) 698-5820

Dr. Akash Makkar, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Avondale, AZ specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). He graduated from GSVM Medical College. Dr. Akash Makkar, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health and Chandler Regional Medical Center Mercy Gilbert Medical Center St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center.

Office Locations

10320 W Mcdowell Road Suite N1445
Avondale, AZ 85392

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13640 N 99th Avenue Suite 400
Sun City, AZ 85351

(602) 698-5820

1-855-807-4748

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Chandler Regional Medical Center Mercy Gilbert Medical Center St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

2075 W Pecos Road Suite 2
Chandler, AZ 85224

(602) 698-5820

1-855-807-4748

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2929 E Camelback Road Suite 116
Phoenix, AZ 85016

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3505 S Mercy Road
Gilbert, AZ 85297

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500 W Thomas Road Suite 750&850
Phoenix, AZ 85013

(602) 406-1150

(602) 406-1159

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac device implantation

minimally invasive procedures

permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation

permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement

By Affordability:

arterial duplex ultrasound

arterial ultrasound

lower extremity arterial duplex

lower extremity arterial ultrasound

lower extremity venous ultrasound

lower extremity venous duplex

venous duplex ultrasound

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. Akash Makkar, MD performed more cardiac device implantation, minimally invasive procedures, permanent transvenous pacemaker implantation, and permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for arterial duplex ultrasound, arterial ultrasound, lower extremity arterial duplex, lower extremity (leg) arterial ultrasound, lower extremity (leg) venous ultrasound, lower extremity venous duplex, and venous duplex ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

ablation

cardiac catheter ablation

electrophysiological study and catheter ablation

pulmonary vein isolation

By Affordability:

duplex ultrasound

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. Akash Makkar, MD performed more ablation, cardiac catheter ablation, electrophysiological study and catheter ablation, and pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for duplex ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

ICD system replacement

inpatient hospital care

transvenous ICD implantation

By Affordability:

AV node ablation

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

pacemaker replacement

permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement

vascular studies

vascular ultrasound

venous ultrasound

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. Akash Makkar, MD performed more cardiac procedures, ICD system replacement, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and transvenous ICD implantation procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for AV node ablation, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), pacemaker replacement, permanent transvenous pacemaker replacement, vascular studies, vascular ultrasound, and venous ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akash Makkar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Avondale, AZ during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	24
cardiac procedures	12
catheterization	12
doctor visit	51
hospital care	164
inpatient care	164
minimally invasive procedures	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akash Makkar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Avondale, AZ during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	50
doctor visit	182
hospital care	216
implant surgery	39
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	216
lab tests	65
minimally invasive procedures	39

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	83
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	35
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	46
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akash Makkar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Avondale, AZ during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	106
cardioversion	34
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	113
hospital care	180
implant surgery	49
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	167
minimally invasive procedures	87
outpatient care	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	38

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	26
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	69
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akash Makkar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Avondale, AZ during 2015 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	82
cardiac procedures	481
cardioversion	27
catheterization	41
diagnostic procedures	86
doctor visit	990
hospital care	327
implant surgery	87
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	20
inpatient care	327
minimally invasive procedures	289
sleep study	44
tilt table test	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	292

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	760
Female	600

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1162
Black	32
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	54

**Age**
From 65 to 74	584
From 75 to 84	512
85 and over	170
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	63
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akash Makkar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Avondale, AZ during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	190
cardiac procedures	596
cardioversion	51
catheterization	95
diagnostic procedures	134
doctor visit	1231
hospital care	645
implant surgery	103
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	42
inpatient care	645
minimally invasive procedures	483
sleep study	93
ultrasound (sonogram)	359

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	679
Black	18
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	357
From 75 to 84	276
85 and over	110
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	63
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akash Makkar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Avondale, AZ during 2017 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	170
cardiac procedures	534
cardioversion	44
catheterization	85
diagnostic procedures	112
doctor visit	1203
hospital care	359
implant surgery	62
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	29
inpatient care	359
minimally invasive procedures	424
sleep study	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	360

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	287

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	549
Black	15
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	283
From 75 to 84	251
85 and over	99
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	62
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akash Makkar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Avondale, AZ during 2018 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	216
cardiac procedures	578
cardioversion	46
catheterization	108
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	120
doctor visit	1331
hospital care	351
implant surgery	103
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	32
inpatient care	351
minimally invasive procedures	551
ultrasound (sonogram)	328

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	657
Black	24
Hispanic	48
Asian	14
Other	16
Native American	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	347
From 75 to 84	283
85 and over	113
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	61
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akash Makkar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Avondale, AZ during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	226
cardiac procedures	503
cardioversion	26
catheterization	113
diagnostic procedures	112
doctor visit	1170
hospital care	316
implant surgery	113
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	28
inpatient care	316
minimally invasive procedures	537
ultrasound (sonogram)	250

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	365
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	23
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	93
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	57
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akash Makkar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Avondale, AZ during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	246
cardiac procedures	536
catheterization	123
diagnostic procedures	109
doctor visit	1615
hospital care	235
implant surgery	99
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	35
inpatient care	235
minimally invasive procedures	604
ultrasound (sonogram)	296

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	518
Black	20
Hispanic	55
Asian	12
Other	17
Native American	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	93
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	58
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akash Makkar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Avondale, AZ during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	254
cardiac procedures	522
cardioversion	15
catheterization	127
diagnostic procedures	114
doctor visit	1600
hospital care	252
implant surgery	65
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	27
inpatient care	252
minimally invasive procedures	537
nursing home care	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	408
vascular procedures	78

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	450
Female	398

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	674
Black	28
Hispanic	72
Asian	14
Other	33
Native American	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	113
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akash Makkar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Avondale, AZ during 2022 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	224
cardiac procedures	600
cardioversion	18
catheterization	112
diagnostic procedures	101
doctor visit	1418
hospital care	83
implant surgery	51
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	24
inpatient care	83
minimally invasive procedures	465
nuclear scan	54
stress testing	105
ultrasound (sonogram)	438
vascular procedures	106

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	449
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	675
Black	24
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	357
85 and over	107
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	68
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Akash Makkar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Avondale, AZ were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

ablation	181
ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	410
cardioversion	32
catheterization	90
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	100
doctor visit	991
hospital care	284
implant surgery	77
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	26
inpatient care	283
lab tests	65
minimally invasive procedures	367
nuclear scan	54
nursing home care	60
outpatient care	13
sleep study	52
stress testing	105
ultrasound (sonogram)	307
vascular procedures	92

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	528
Native American / Alaskan Native	20
Hispanic	40
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	242
85 and over	87
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	271

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Akash Makkar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	54
Cancer	11
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Akash Makkar, MD graduated from GSVM Medical College. He is certified by the Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease) Internal Medicine Sub: Clin Cardiac Electrophysiolog and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: GSVM Medical College

Board Certification: Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease) Internal Medicine Sub: Clin Cardiac Electrophysiolog

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Akash Makkar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

Chandler Regional Medical Center Mercy Gilbert Medical Center St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Akash Makkar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$154,442 AMPLATZER AMULET $97,675	Allure $9,400	CardioMEMS HF System $7,579	AMPLATZER TALISMAN $5,784	Accent $4,825	Other $29,178
Biosense Webster, Inc.	$26,728 Carto 3 System $15,855	Carto 3 $8,408	Carto Smarttouch $471	Confidense $327	CartoSound $151	Other $1,515
Boston Scientific Corporation	$12,884 WATCHMAN $2,751	GENERAL THERAPIES $2,051	GENERAL TACHY $1,146	GENERAL - THERAPIES $478	LATITUDE $400	Other $6,058
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$6,679 CRM $3,515	Electrophysiology $1,067	CardioMEMS HF System $874	Unify Assura $513	Merlin $216	Other $493
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$2,871 XARELTO $2,854	INVOKANA $14	$3
Other	$15,476 Micra $1,377	ELIQUIS $1,343	Barostim Neo System $971	LifeVest $860	OPTIMIZER $506	Other $10,419

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$123,443
Food and Beverage	$65,274
Travel and Lodging	$21,862
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	$5,600
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,600
Other	$301

Research Payments

Dr. Akash Makkar, MD has received 7 research payments totaling $79,473.

Biography

Dr. Akash Makkar is a specialist in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) in Chandler, AZ, Gilbert, AZ, and Phoenix, AZ. He graduated from GSVM Medical College. Dr. Makkar (or staff) speaks Hindi and Punjabi. Dr. Makkar is professionally affiliated with Dignity Health. Dr. Makkar's practice in Chandler, AZ is open to new patients as reported by Dignity Health.