Dr. Eftikhar Akam , DO
Surgery β’ Baltimore, MD
22 S Greene St
Baltimore, MD 212011544
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
22 S Greene St
Baltimore, MD 212011544
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Dimensions Healthcare Associates, Inc; Shock Trauma Associates Pa. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2019
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
Years since graduation
7 years (graduated 2019)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2019 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2019
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Akam has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Akam as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Baltimore and Maryland
245 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Baltimore, MD (672 in Maryland).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Baltimore
13.1% of these 245 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
40.8% of these 245 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-07-23NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)
I20260109000030
MD
5294231270
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Shock Trauma Associates Pa
22 S Green St, Baltimore, MD 212011544
Phone: 4103286704
Dimensions Healthcare Associates, Inc
901 Harry S Truman Dr N, Upper Marlboro, MD 207745477
Phone: 2406773000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Registered Nurse
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Doctor of Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Doctor of Nursing Practice
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 22 S GREENE ST, BALTIMORE, MD 212011544 (Tel: 4103288667)
Registered at 22 S GREENE ST, BALTIMORE, MD 212011544
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: MD H0099991)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2041 GEORGIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 200600002 (Tel: 2028654833)
Registered at 2041 GEORGIA AVENUE NW HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, WASHINGTON, DC 200600001
Recorded as EFTIKHAR AKAM, DO
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Baltimore
- Dr. Gregory Steiner, MD
- Elizabeth O'conor, AG-ACNP
- Dr. Mark Duncan, MD
- Dr. Joseph Rabin, MD
- Abimbola Ibironke, PA-C
- Dr. Shauna Costinett, MD
Mailing Address
22 S Greene St
Baltimore, MD 212011544