Dr. Waheed Akbar M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1447255971 is registered to Dr. Waheed Akbar M.D., a Orthopaedic Surgery practising at 4701 Towne Ctr, Ste 303 in Saginaw, Michigan. Orthopaedic Surgery is a medical specialty focused on injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles. Dr. Waheed Akbar M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2005.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
This record carries 6 secondary identifiers beyond the base NPI: Medicaid and other payer cross-references used by billers and credentialers, which the standard CMS NPPES lookup does not surface. It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 1 PECOS enrollment record (with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 1,366 Orthopaedic Surgery providers on file in Michigan.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Medicaid
- 2118995MI
Other
- 200001360· Issued by MEDICARE RAILROAD
- P60392MI· Issued by BLUE CARE NETWORK
- 07311301MI· Issued by BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD
- DG5210· Issued by RAILROAD MEDICARE
- 0044535MI· Issued by HEALTH PLUS
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20050613000483Orthopedic SurgeryMI
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Waheed Akbar M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Waheed Akbar M.D. directly at (989) 790-6719.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1447255971 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Orthopaedic Surgery is a medical specialty focused on injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system, including bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, and muscles.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (989) 790-6719.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Waheed Akbar M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 1,366 Orthopaedic Surgery providers are registered in Michigan, and Dr. Waheed Akbar M.D. is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.