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Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiothoracic Surgery and Emergency Medicine

2418 Nantucket Drive Unit C
Houston, TX 77057

(713) 478-9647

Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Houston, TX specializing in cardiothoracic surgery and emergency medicine.

Office Locations

2418 Nantucket Drive Unit C
Houston, TX 77057

(713) 478-9647

(713) 370-7691

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

head/brain CT scan

By Affordability:

CT scan

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD performed more head/brain CT scan procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for CT scan 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Houston, TX during 2013 were nursing home care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	40
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	448
excision	448
hospital care	198
inpatient care	198
nursing home care	480
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	65
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	90
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, heart failure, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	65
Dementia	58
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Houston, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	30
emergency care	20
hospital care	300
inpatient care	300
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	90
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	52
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated during 2014 were chronic kidney disease, heart failure, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	66
Dementia	48
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Houston, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, emergency care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	18
emergency care	131
hospital care	151
inpatient care	151
resuscitation	22
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	26

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	190
Hispanic	104
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	116
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, heart failure and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	59
Dementia	44
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Houston, TX during 2016 were emergency care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	192
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	79
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	38
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	60
Dementia	32
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Houston, TX during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	181

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	90
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	23
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	55
Dementia	24
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Houston, TX during 2018 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	78

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	51
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	61
Dementia	36
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Houston, TX during 2023 were emergency care, CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
CT scan	13
emergency care	32

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	24

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated during 2023 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Houston, TX were nursing home care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and hospital care.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
catheterization	29
CT scan	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	448
emergency care	105
excision	448
hospital care	177
inpatient care	177
nursing home care	480
resuscitation	22
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	83
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	95
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	19
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	56
85 and over	45
Less than 65	60
65 to 74	64

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	58
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	34
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$113 GENERAL THERAPIES $113

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$113

Biography

Dr. Akbar Amirafshari practices emergency medicine and cardiothoracic surgery in Houston, TX. Dr. Amirafshari obtained a license to practice in Texas.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2023

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2018

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD in 2023

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akbar Amirafshari, MD From 2013 - 2023

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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