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Sara Akbar, MD

NPI 1649756685ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease· Grand Rapids, MI

Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (MD) with Lakeland Medical Practices, practicing in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Part D covered 118 prescriptions written in 2024, 36% of them generic. Amgen Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $243.14 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1649756685
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedJul 12, 2018
Last updated in NPPESMay 15, 2025
Certified by providerMay 15, 2025

Specialties and licenses

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Pulmonary Disease (MI)

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)118 · 219 30-day fills
Patients24
Total drug cost$46,988
Generic share36% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year2015
Medicare specialtyPulmonary Disease

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$243.14 · 3 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$302.43 · 5 payments from 5 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Amgen Inc.$124.991
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$88.001
Abiomed$30.151

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$243.14 · 3 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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