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Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD

(Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Allama Iqbal Medical College

1036 Center Drive Suite A
Richmond, KY 40475

(859) 626-1700

Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD is a nephrologist in Richmond, KY specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College. Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health.

Office Locations

1036 Center Drive Suite A
Richmond, KY 40475

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6400 Dutchmans Parkway Suite 250
Louisville, KY 40205

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Affordability:

lab tests

urinalysis

urine tests

In 2023, Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD had a list price for lab tests, urinalysis, and urine tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Kentucky. 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. Rizwan Akhtar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Richmond, KY during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	85
device removal	12
dialysis	81
doctor visit	3007
hospital care	1391
inpatient care	1353
lab tests	3180
minimally invasive procedures	213
outpatient care	38
preventive care	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	85
vaccines	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Richmond, KY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	142
device removal	11
dialysis	69
doctor visit	2805
hospital care	1336
inpatient care	1289
lab tests	1161
minimally invasive procedures	84
outpatient care	47
preventive care	56
ultrasound (sonogram)	142
vaccines	56

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	345
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	768
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	110
Less than 65	165

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	59
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Richmond, KY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

device removal	26
dialysis	18
doctor visit	760
hospital care	1128
inpatient care	1115
lab tests	256
outpatient care	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	83
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	59
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Richmond, KY during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

device removal	12
doctor visit	516
hospital care	1290
inpatient care	1290
lab tests	478

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	534
Female	766

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	454
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	178
Less than 65	306

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	57
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Richmond, KY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	583
hospital care	1395
inpatient care	1379
lab tests	556
outpatient care	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	273
Female	398

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	628
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	105
Less than 65	183

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	41
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	60
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Richmond, KY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

device removal	15
doctor visit	625
hospital care	1364
inpatient care	1300
lab tests	562
outpatient care	64

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	428

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	680
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	122
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	62
Dementia	24
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Richmond, KY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

device removal	15
doctor visit	533
hospital care	1174
inpatient care	1158
lab tests	540
outpatient care	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	630
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	113
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	62
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Richmond, KY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

device removal	17
dialysis	30
doctor visit	719
hospital care	1013
inpatient care	1013
lab tests	668

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	704
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	113
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	64
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Richmond, KY during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

device removal	13
dialysis	42
doctor visit	735
hospital care	915
inpatient care	915
lab tests	707

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	424

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	677
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	91
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	61
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Richmond, KY during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	35
doctor visit	636
hospital care	644
inpatient care	644
lab tests	442

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	553
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	82
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	60
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Richmond, KY during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	681
hospital care	725
inpatient care	725
lab tests	262

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	83
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	60
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Richmond, KY during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	43
doctor visit	583
hospital care	662
inpatient care	662
lab tests	84

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	487
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	90
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	63
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Richmond, KY were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and minimally invasive procedures.

abdominal imaging	113
chronic care	43
device removal	15
dialysis	45
doctor visit	1015
hospital care	1086
inpatient care	1070
lab tests	741
minimally invasive procedures	148
outpatient care	32
preventive care	51
ultrasound (sonogram)	113
vaccines	51

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	627
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	203
85 and over	97
Less than 65	140
65 to 74	226

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	55
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Cancer	9
Dementia	17

Education & Training

Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College. He completed residency at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Nephrology and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College

Residency: Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Nephrology

Licensed In: Kentucky

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$1,245 Velphoro $1,064	KORSUVA $131	2008K At Home $26	$24
Amgen Inc.	$715 Tavneos $328	Parsabiv $210	KRYSTEXXA $87	Sensipar $71	UPLIZNA $10	Other $10
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$578 FARXIGA $305	LOKELMA $273
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$403 Rayaldee $391	Rayaldee (old) $12
Vifor Pharma, Inc.	$343 VELTASSA $70	KORSUVA $59	Korsuva $58	$156
Other	$3,687 ACTHAR $490	JYNARQUE $289	Kerendia $284	Injectafer $184	JARDIANCE $181	Other $2,260

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,738
Education	$234

Biography

Dr. Rizwan Akhtar practices adult nephrology. He attended medical school at Allama Iqbal Medical College. Dr. Akhtar's training includes a residency program at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Baptist Health Louisville, Baptist Health La Grange, and Baptist Health Richmond.

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD in 2023

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rizwan Akhtar, MD From 2012 - 2023

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