Jeffrey M. Akhtar, DO
NPI 1053370841ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Charleston, SC
Internal Medicine (DO) in Charleston, South Carolina, trained at R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School (class of 2001). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $552,155 for 5,105 claims, against $51,691 paid for services in 2024. Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $616.95 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1053370841 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DO |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 5, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 954 | SC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
Official OIG search · How matching works ·Bulk check a roster
Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (SC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 118 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 975 across 33 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $51,691 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 5,105 · 10,932 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 402 |
| Total drug cost | $552,155 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | R Franklin University of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2001 |
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Tidewater Doctors LLCCharleston, SC · 2 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Bon Secours-St Francis Xavier HospitalCharleston, SC
- Musc Medical CenterCharleston, SC
- Roper HospitalCharleston, SC
- Roper St Francis Hospital-Berkeley IncSummerville, SC
Other facilities
- Roper-St. Francis Home HealthHome health agency · Charleston, SC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$616.95 · 24 payments from 15 companies
- 2024$1,020 · 47 payments from 18 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $102.70 | 4 |
| Cequr Corporation | $77.43 | 1 |
| Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $68.62 | 3 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $53.74 | 2 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $48.03 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$616.95 · 24 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
Other Internal Medicine providers in Charleston
- 1811159734
- 1386970333
- 1174286348
- 1821029646
- 1710095468
- 1740833938
- 1215043872
- 1922045764
- 1336932870
- 1033006747
- 1609561935
- 1932975711