Amer Ziad Akhrass, M.D.
NPI 1326005786ActiveIndividual· Legal Medicine· Pittsburgh, PA
Legal Medicine (M.D.) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, licensed in PA, with an NPI issued in April 2006. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,671,218 for 16,471 claims, against $25,812 paid for services in 2024. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 27 companies reporting payments in 2025, $4,426 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Forbes Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1326005786 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 28, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 29, 2013 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Medicine Primary | 173000000X | M.D.052769L | PA |
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 | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (PA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 79 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 863 across 31 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $25,812 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 16,471 · 26,640 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 588 |
| Total drug cost | $1,671,218 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Hospital affiliations
- Forbes HospitalMonroeville, PA
- Magee Womens Hospital of Upmc Health SystemPittsburgh, PA
- Upmc EastMonroeville, PA
Other facilities
- Allegheny Health Network Healthcare at Home Home HHome health agency · Warrendale, PA
- Vitas Healthcare Corporation AtlanticHospice · Cranberry Township, PA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$4,426 · 223 payments from 27 companies
- 2024$3,913 · 208 payments from 28 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $849.11 | 35 |
| Astellas Pharma US Inc | $481.96 | 17 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $429.86 | 25 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $387.83 | 22 |
| Iti, Inc. (D/B/A Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.) | $288.72 | 21 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$4,306 · 221 payments
- Education$120.21 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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