Shuaib Akhtar MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1639174030 is registered to Shuaib Akhtar MD, a Anesthesiology practising at 268 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd in Newark, New Jersey. Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery, including pain management. Shuaib Akhtar MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2005.
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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
- 6001807NJ
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
- I20101116000652AnesthesiologyNJ
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 Shuaib Akhtar MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Shuaib Akhtar MD directly at (973) 877-5034.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1639174030 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the perioperative care of patients before, during, and after surgery, including pain management.
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 (973) 877-5034.
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. Shuaib Akhtar MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.