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Dr. Imran Akbar, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology

University of Illinois College of Medicine (2005)

1500 S. Lake Park Avenue
Hobart, IN 46342

(219) 947-6425

Dr. Imran Akbar, MD is an anesthesiologist in Hobart, IN specializing in anesthesiology. He graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine in 2005 and has 20 years of experience. Dr. Imran Akbar, MD is affiliated with OSF Healthcare, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Powers Health, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Community Health System, Advocate Health Care, ENDEAVOR HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP, NORTH AMERICAN PARTNERS IN ANESTHESIA ILLINOIS LLC and GOTTLIEB MIDWEST ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1500 S. Lake Park Avenue
Hobart, IN 46342

Address:

1775 Dempster Street
Park Ridge, IL 60068

Address:

4440 West 95th Street
Oak Lawn, IL 60453

In The News

“Dr. Imran Akbar, an anesthesiologist at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, said he visited Gaza in 2019 on a humanitarian mission.”—"Faith leaders call for peace at Logan Square vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza", Chicago Sun-Times, January 2024

injections	11
nerve block	11

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	22
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	15
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

injections	17
nerve block	17

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	422
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	56
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	26
Less than 65	16

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

injections	11
nerve block	11

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	94

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	13
Less than 65	17

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

injections	28
nerve block	28

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	77

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

injections	62
nerve block	62

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	92

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

injections	46
nerve block	46

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	60

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

injections	49
nerve block	49

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	53

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Imran Akbar, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Hobart, IN were nerve block and injections.

injections	32
nerve block	32

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	135
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	47
85 and over	13
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	101

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Imran Akbar, MD From 2013 - 2022

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	11
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Imran Akbar, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine in 2005. He completed residency at University of Illinois Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Anesthesiology and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine (2005)

Residency: University of Illinois Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Anesthesiology

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Imran Akbar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

OSF Healthcare

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

Powers Health

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Community Health System

Advocate Health Care

ENDEAVOR HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP

NORTH AMERICAN PARTNERS IN ANESTHESIA ILLINOIS LLC

GOTTLIEB MIDWEST ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Imran Akbar, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, Magellan Health Services, United Healthcare Options PPO, Humana HMO Premier, United Healthcare Indemnity, Humana POS, Humana National POS - Open Access, Humana HMO, Unicare PPO, Blue Choice, Aetna POS, TRICARE Prime, Aetna QPOS, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Open Access HMO, Aetna Medicare HMO, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Aetna Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Select, Aetna EPO, Humana National HMO, Humana National EPO, Aetna HMO, CIGNA Open Access POS, Humana ChoiceCare PPO, CIGNA PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, WellCare, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Choice PPO, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO, United Healthcare, Medicare, Humana, Cigna, United Healthcare Navigate HMO, First Health, Beech Street, HealthLink PPO, HealthSmart, Humana PPO, Aetna, CIGNA Open Access Plus POS, PHCS PPO, CHAMPVA, MultiPlan PPO, SEIU - Local 4 PPO, Union Medical Care PPO, AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, HST Care Connect EPO, United Surest (previously Bind), Blue Cross HMO Illinois, Union Health Services, Inc., Blue Cross Med Select PPO, Benefits Services and Systems, Inc, FirstHealth, BCBS Commercial PPO, Blue Precision HMO, Provider Network of America (PNOA), AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan, UFCW Local 1546 Health and Welfare Fund (UMC), Blue Cross Community FHP, SEIU - Local 4 HMO, Meridian MMAI, Meridian, HST Care Connect PPO, Zing Health, Blue Cross Community MMAI, BlueCare Direct HMO, Benefit Plan Administrators (BPA), Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO and SIHO PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Imran Akbar, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

Magellan Health Services

United Healthcare Options PPO

Humana HMO Premier

United Healthcare Indemnity

Humana POS

Humana National POS - Open Access

Humana HMO

Unicare PPO

Blue Choice

Aetna POS

TRICARE Prime

Aetna QPOS

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Open Access HMO

Aetna Medicare HMO

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Aetna Open Access Aetna Select

Aetna Select

Aetna EPO

Humana National HMO

Humana National EPO

Aetna HMO

CIGNA Open Access POS

Humana ChoiceCare PPO

CIGNA PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

WellCare

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Choice PPO

Blue Advantage HMO

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO

United Healthcare

Medicare

Humana

Cigna

United Healthcare Navigate HMO

First Health

Beech Street

HealthLink PPO

HealthSmart

Humana PPO

Aetna

CIGNA Open Access Plus POS

PHCS PPO

CHAMPVA

MultiPlan PPO

SEIU - Local 4 PPO

Union Medical Care PPO

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

HST Care Connect EPO

United Surest (previously Bind)

Blue Cross HMO Illinois

Union Health Services, Inc.

Blue Cross Med Select PPO

Benefits Services and Systems, Inc

FirstHealth

BCBS Commercial PPO

Blue Precision HMO

Provider Network of America (PNOA)

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

UFCW Local 1546 Health and Welfare Fund (UMC)

Blue Cross Community FHP

SEIU - Local 4 HMO

Meridian MMAI

Meridian

HST Care Connect PPO

Zing Health

Blue Cross Community MMAI

BlueCare Direct HMO

Benefit Plan Administrators (BPA)

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

SIHO PPO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$5,200 Exparel $5,200
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.	$23 Vascular Closure Device $23
Convatec Inc.	$19 AQUACEL AG+ EXTRA $19
Mallinckrodt LLC	$13 OFIRMEV $13

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$4,000
Travel and Lodging	$622
Education	$381
Food and Beverage	$252

Biography

Dr. Imran Akbar is a specialist in anesthesiology in Oak Lawn, IL and Park Ridge, IL. Dr. Akbar's professional affiliations include Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, OSF Healthcare, and Advocate Christ Medical Center. He appears to be in-network for Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. According to OSF Healthcare, new patients are welcome to contact his office in. Dr. Akbar attended medical school at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. His training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois.