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Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

4701 Towne Center Suite 303
Saginaw, MI 48604

Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD is an orthopedist in Saginaw, MI specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

4701 Towne Center Suite 303
Saginaw, MI 48604

(989) 790-9464

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2023

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knee X-ray

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD performed more knee X-ray, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Michigan.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Saginaw, MI during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	37
aspiration	167
doctor visit	1127
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	147
hospital care	399
injections	167
inpatient care	399
joint surgery	83
lower extremity surgery	83
minimally invasive procedures	20
musculoskeletal imaging	514
neck surgery	37
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	103
reconstructive surgery	80
spinal procedures	461
upper extremity surgery	17
X-rays	1059

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Saginaw, MI during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	26
aspiration	214
doctor visit	993
fracture surgery	20
hip imaging	132
hospital care	467
injections	214
inpatient care	467
joint surgery	103
lower extremity surgery	103
minimally invasive procedures	28
musculoskeletal imaging	549
neck surgery	26
open surgery	20
pelvic imaging	99
reconstructive surgery	90
spinal procedures	433
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	1078

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	667
Black	72
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	296
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	87
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Saginaw, MI during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	29
aspiration	161
doctor visit	845
fracture surgery	16
hip imaging	93
hospital care	305
injections	161
inpatient care	305
joint surgery	70
lower extremity surgery	70
musculoskeletal imaging	344
neck surgery	29
open surgery	16
pelvic imaging	66
reconstructive surgery	86
spinal procedures	282
upper extremity surgery	16
X-rays	663

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	417

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	584
Black	80
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	97
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Saginaw, MI during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	159
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	786
hip imaging	107
hospital care	216
injections	159
inpatient care	216
joint surgery	61
lower extremity surgery	61
minimally invasive procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	436
nerve procedures	15
pelvic imaging	90
reconstructive surgery	57
spinal procedures	271
upper extremity surgery	11
X-rays	782

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	736

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1010
Black	116
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	450
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	156
Less than 65	232

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Saginaw, MI during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	185
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	812
hospital care	217
injections	185
inpatient care	217
joint surgery	74
lower extremity surgery	74
minimally invasive procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	324
nerve procedures	22
pelvic imaging	63
reconstructive surgery	55
spinal procedures	323
X-rays	688

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	544
Black	46
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	82
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Saginaw, MI during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	115
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	752
hospital care	83
injections	115
inpatient care	83
joint surgery	69
lower extremity surgery	69
minimally invasive procedures	14
musculoskeletal imaging	325
nerve procedures	27
pelvic imaging	78
reconstructive surgery	74
spinal procedures	324
upper extremity surgery	19
X-rays	700

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	60
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Saginaw, MI during 2018 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	150
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	660
hospital care	80
injections	150
inpatient care	80
joint surgery	23
lower extremity surgery	23
musculoskeletal imaging	277
nerve procedures	12
pelvic imaging	67
reconstructive surgery	23
spinal procedures	230
X-rays	562

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	63
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Saginaw, MI during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	113
doctor visit	467
hospital care	36
injections	113
inpatient care	36
joint surgery	28
lower extremity surgery	28
musculoskeletal imaging	196
pelvic imaging	35
reconstructive surgery	28
spinal procedures	121
X-rays	352

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	47
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Saginaw, MI during 2020 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	65
doctor visit	297
hospital care	12
injections	65
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	15
lower extremity surgery	15
musculoskeletal imaging	157
pelvic imaging	25
reconstructive surgery	15
spinal procedures	54
X-rays	236

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	33
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Saginaw, MI during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	71
doctor visit	253
injections	71
musculoskeletal imaging	150
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	40
X-rays	204

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	29
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Saginaw, MI during 2022 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
doctor visit	224
injections	69
musculoskeletal imaging	103
spinal procedures	36
X-rays	139

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	24
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD treated as an orthopedist in Saginaw, MI were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and inpatient care.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	30
aspiration	133
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	656
fracture surgery	16
hip imaging	119
hospital care	201
injections	133
inpatient care	201
joint surgery	58
lower extremity surgery	58
minimally invasive procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	306
neck surgery	30
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	16
pelvic imaging	64
reconstructive surgery	56
spinal procedures	234
upper extremity surgery	15
X-rays	587

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	47
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	395
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	141
85 and over	61
Less than 65	85
65 to 74	178

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Michigan.

Licensed In: Michigan

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$1,352 Mako $811	TRIATHLON $515	Trauma $26
NUVASIVE, INC.	$85 Biologics $43	Thoracolumbar $42
Boston Scientific Corporation	$24 Varithena Administration Pack $24
Arrow International, Inc.	$11 ONCONTROL $11

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$891
Food and Beverage	$580

Biography

Dr. Waheed Akbar practices orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Saginaw, MI. Dr. Akbar is professionally affiliated with Ascension St. Mary's Hospital.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Waheed Akbar, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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