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Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Allama Iqbal Medical College

Professional interests include: chronic kidney disease (CKD), polycystic kidney disease, kidney failure, and more.

631 Palm Springs Drive Suite 104
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

(407) 265-2540

Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD is a nephrologist in Altamonte Springs, FL specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College. Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD is affiliated with Orlando Health, HCA Florida Healthcare and HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital.

Office Locations

Orlando Health

631 Palm Springs Drive Suite 104
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701

(407) 265-2540

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Some issues Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD can help you with:

Dialysis

Dialysis is a procedure that replicates renal (kidney) function by filtering patients' blood. When kidneys do not work properly, waste can accumulate in the blood and unbalanced chemicals can impair the body's critical functions. In order to stay healthy, a person without proper kidney function must receive dialysis. There are two forms of dialysis treatment: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. Both forms of dialysis are recurring treatments that in many cases last throughout the lifetime of the affected patient. Patients who briefly lose renal function may slowly reduce the frequency of dialysis sessions until their kidneys recover. However, most patients who start on dialysis remain on dialysis for the rest of their lives or until they receive a kidney transplant.

A number of conditions can worsen renal function and lead to end-stage or acute kidney failure. When kidneys fail (i.e. nearly 90 percent of their function is lost), dialysis is typically prescribed. Conditions that cause chronic kidney failure (eventually requiring dialysis) include:

Type 1 and 2 Diabetes
Pyelonephritis, recurring kidney infection
Glomerulonephritis, inflammation of the kidney's filtering parts
Polycystic kidney disease
Interstitial nephritis, inflammation of the kidney's tubules
High blood pressure
Vesicoureteral reflux, improper bladder emptying

For hemodialysis (the more common form of dialysis), a patient will visit a hospital or clinic and be connected to a dialysis machine by a needle attached to a tube that draws blood from the arm. The drawn blood is transferred to the dialysis machine, where it is filtered and separated until clean. Waste products from the blood pass into a fluid called dialysate, which is pumped out of the machine into a waste receptacle. The machine also measures and helps ensure the blood has the appropriate level of fluid, electrolytes, and pH. A tube delivers the cleaned blood back into the patient's body. A dialysis session like this will typically last for three to four hours, with a patient undergoing dialysis around three times per week.

A second method of dialysis is known as peritoneal dialysis. Unlike hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis can be performed at home by oneself after an initial surgery. To start, a physician (generally a surgeon) will make a small incision in the lower abdomen and insert and surgically attach a catheter (thin tube). At home, the patient connects a pump to the abdomen catheter, delivering dialysate (dialysis fluid) from a bag hanging on a wheeled stand. This fluid enters the peritoneal cavity (greater abdomen area containing the stomach, liver, and intestines) and collects waste through osmosis, where waste in the blood moves across a membrane and into the dialysate. This process continues for several hours until the fluid concentration is equal between the blood and dialysate, at which point the fluid can be drained. The fluid can then be passed through a machine called a cycler, which removes waste and allows for the dialysate to be reused. This process is repeated about four times per day. Dialysis patients must limit the amount of fluid they consume prior to receiving dialysis and should also avoid eating salty foods. The cycler cannot filter more than a certain amount of waste products from the blood.

Kidneys are important organs, and dialysis treatments are vital for those with renal dysfunction. For many, dialysis is not so much a medical procedure but a part of their normal life.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD in 2023

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

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In 2012, Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida. 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. Fuad Afzal, MD treated as a nephrologist in Altamonte Springs, FL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	113
doctor visit	462
hospital care	2627
inpatient care	2627

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD treated as a nephrologist in Altamonte Springs, FL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	146
doctor visit	514
hospital care	2413
inpatient care	2413

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	431
Black	116
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	158
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	60
Dementia	31
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD treated as a nephrologist in Altamonte Springs, FL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	111
doctor visit	601
hospital care	2629
inpatient care	2629

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	138
Hispanic	80
Asian	14
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	147
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	58
Dementia	27
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD treated as a nephrologist in Altamonte Springs, FL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	72
doctor visit	639
hospital care	2169
inpatient care	2169

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	642
Female	680

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	844
Black	286
Hispanic	148
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	278
Less than 65	300

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	58
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD treated as a nephrologist in Altamonte Springs, FL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	60
doctor visit	606
hospital care	2433
inpatient care	2433

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	340

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	427
Black	131
Hispanic	86
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	149
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	58
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD treated as a nephrologist in Altamonte Springs, FL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	68
doctor visit	540
hospital care	1940
inpatient care	1940

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	313

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	135
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	131
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	59
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD treated as a nephrologist in Altamonte Springs, FL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	40
doctor visit	514
hospital care	1439
inpatient care	1439

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	130
Hispanic	79
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	114
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	63
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD treated as a nephrologist in Altamonte Springs, FL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	73
doctor visit	543
hospital care	1410
inpatient care	1410

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	417
Black	128
Hispanic	79
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	123
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	60
Dementia	26
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD treated as a nephrologist in Altamonte Springs, FL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	67
doctor visit	472
hospital care	1173
inpatient care	1173

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	415
Black	128
Hispanic	62
Asian	16
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	126
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	57
Dementia	29
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD treated as a nephrologist in Altamonte Springs, FL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	71
doctor visit	444
hospital care	1051
inpatient care	1051

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	413
Black	105
Hispanic	55
Asian	17
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	115
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	56
Dementia	32
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD treated as a nephrologist in Altamonte Springs, FL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	60
doctor visit	398
hospital care	994
inpatient care	994

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	377
Black	85
Hispanic	54
Asian	15
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	119
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	59
Dementia	22
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD treated as a nephrologist in Altamonte Springs, FL were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

dialysis	80
doctor visit	521
hospital care	1843
inpatient care	1843

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	125
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	412
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	71
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	187
85 and over	132
Less than 65	134
65 to 74	181

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	53
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College. He completed residency at UPMC McKeesport Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College

Residency: UPMC McKeesport Hospital (1998)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Orlando Health

HCA Florida Healthcare

HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$142 Parsabiv $114	Sensipar $28
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$124 JYNARQUE $103	SAMSCA $21
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$115 XARELTO $115
Vifor Pharma, Inc.	$97 VELTASSA $66	Korsuva $19	$12
GENZYME CORPORATION	$91 FABRAZYME $72	FABRY-DISEASE $19
Other	$688 LUPKYNIS $89	SOLIRIS $78	KRYSTEXXA $73	BENLYSTA $56	ACTHAR $51	Other $340

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,199
Education	$57

Biography

Dr. Fuad Afzal's specialty is adult nephrology. Dr. Afzal's areas of expertise include polycystic kidney disease, hepatitis, and nephrotic syndrome. He is a graduate of Allama Iqbal Medical College and a graduate of UPMC McKeesport Hospital's residency program. His professional affiliations include Orlando Health and HCA Florida Healthcare.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Fuad Afzal, MD in 2023

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

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