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

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Medicare assignment not listed

CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.

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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Compared with the same specialty in Houston and Texas

2,635 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner - Family with a practice address in Houston, TX (21,662 in Texas).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Houston

13.6% of these 2,635 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

46.4% of these 2,635 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: 2026-08-19

Nurse Practitioner - Family Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363LF0000X

License # reported to NPPES TX 1227519

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

9 Historical Events

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 19, 2026

Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: TX 1227519)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 29, 2026

Registered at 17518 WHISPERING STAR CT, HOUSTON, TX 770956901 (Tel: 8325713383)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 29, 2026

Recorded as SUMERA AKBAR, FNP-BC

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NPI Profile Active January 21, 2020

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) January 21, 2020

Registered at 17518 WHISPERING STAR CT, HOUSTON, TX 770956901 (Tel: 8325713383)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) January 21, 2020

Registered at 1155 DAIRY ASHFORD RD STE 560, HOUSTON, TX 770793035 (Tel: 7137992200)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) January 21, 2020

Recorded as SUMERA AKBAR

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 21, 2020

Registered Nurse (license number reported to NPPES: TX 845587)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 21, 2020

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1447880273

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: January 21, 2020

Last Update: August 19, 2026

Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

17518 Whispering Star Ct

Houston, TX 770956901

Phone: 8325713383

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.