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Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine and Adult Critical Care

41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805

(781) 744-8000

Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD is a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA specializing in adult pulmonology, sleep medicine and adult critical care.

Office Locations

41 Mall Road
Burlington, MA 01805

(781) 744-8000

(781) 744-3443

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD in 2024

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

home cardiorespiratory sleep study

By Affordability:

sleep study

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Massachusetts, Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD performed more home cardiorespiratory (type 3) sleep study procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for sleep study 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. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	49
aspiration	13
bronchoscopy	15
doctor visit	674
hospital care	202
inpatient care	202
pleural drainage	13
pulmonary testing	86
sleep study	106

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	60
aspiration	16
bronchoscopy	13
doctor visit	758
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175
pleural drainage	16
pulmonary testing	111
sleep study	105

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	82
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	50
bronchoscopy	12
doctor visit	757
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171
pulmonary testing	121
sleep study	105

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	373

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	657
Black	11
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	104
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2015 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	103
doctor visit	774
hospital care	148
inpatient care	148
pulmonary testing	147
sleep study	171

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	752
Female	744

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1384
Black	22
Hispanic	46
Asian	22
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	610
From 75 to 84	442
85 and over	202
Less than 65	242

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2016 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	142
bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	823
hospital care	227
inpatient care	227
pulmonary testing	126
sleep study	250

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	780
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	101
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	64
doctor visit	779
hospital care	184
inpatient care	184
pulmonary testing	111
sleep study	160

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	371
Female	388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	692
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	18
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	283
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	96
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	93
aspiration	20
doctor visit	817
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210
pleural drainage	20
pulmonary testing	162
sleep study	164

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	430

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	750
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	267
85 and over	107
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2019 were sleep study, hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	90
doctor visit	755
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182
pulmonary testing	109
sleep study	199

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	711
Black	11
Hispanic	27
Asian	17
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	275
85 and over	88
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	19
doctor visit	592
hospital care	160
inpatient care	160
pulmonary testing	97
sleep study	69

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	570
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	92
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2021 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	673
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
pulmonary testing	147
sleep study	77

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	271
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	65
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2022 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	15
doctor visit	676
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153
pulmonary testing	222
sleep study	67

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	588
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	81
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2023 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	16
doctor visit	609
hospital care	123
inpatient care	123
pulmonary testing	129
sleep study	81

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	519
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	92
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA during 2024 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	610
hospital care	123
inpatient care	123
pulmonary testing	134
sleep study	102

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	595
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	76
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Burlington, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

airway management	63
aspiration	16
bronchoscopy	14
doctor visit	715
hospital care	164
inpatient care	164
pleural drainage	16
pulmonary testing	130
sleep study	127

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD.

**Gender**
Female	365
Male	338

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	644
Hispanic	23
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	13

**Age**
85 and over	91
75 to 84	237
Less than 65	101
65 to 74	273

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Akmal Sarwar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	22
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Education & Training

He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Licensed In: Massachusetts

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
United Therapeutics Corporation	$83 REMODULIN $83
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$63 $63
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$29 NON-PRODUCT $29
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$26 NUCALA $12	$13