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Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

1500 Dodson Avenue Suite 250
Fort Smith, AR 72901

(479) 573-7940

Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD is a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR specializing in general surgery. Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health of Arkansas.

Office Locations

1500 Dodson Avenue Suite 250
Fort Smith, AR 72901

(479) 573-7940

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

abdominal surgery

laparoscopic surgery

superficial lymph node biopsy

In 2024, Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD performed more abdominal surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and superficial lymph node biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

gastrointestinal surgery

By Affordability:

breast excision

breast surgery

In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Arkansas, Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD performed more gastrointestinal surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for breast excision, and breast surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

open biopsy

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

lymph node excision

open surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arkansas, Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD performed more open biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), lymph node excision, and open surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
anastomosis	33
catheterization	123
device removal	51
dialysis access procedures	77
doctor visit	416
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	131
inpatient care	131
open surgery	12
plastic surgery procedures	15
reconstructive surgery	15
tissue transfer	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	44
vascular procedures	77
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2013 were vascular procedures, dialysis access procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	39
abscess drainage	16
anastomosis	38
catheterization	53
device removal	36
diagnostic procedures	19
dialysis access procedures	83
doctor visit	464
excision	19
gastrointestinal procedures	39
hospital care	75
incision and drainage	16
inpatient care	75
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	16
open surgery	45
skin surgery	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	45
vascular procedures	83
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	339

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	477
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	42
Less than 65	149

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	23
anastomosis	16
breast procedures	11
cancer surgery	11
catheterization	57
diagnostic procedures	18
dialysis access procedures	39
doctor visit	397
excision	29
gastrointestinal procedures	34
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	34
open surgery	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	23
vascular procedures	39

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	359

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	497
Black	22
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	58
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and device removal.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	13
anastomosis	18
catheterization	64
device removal	21
diagnostic procedures	19
dialysis access procedures	18
doctor visit	471
excision	19
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	99
inpatient care	99
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	19
vascular procedures	18

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	434
Female	724

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	996
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	450
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	116
Less than 65	310

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
anastomosis	22
breast procedures	19
cancer surgery	19
catheterization	64
device removal	18
diagnostic procedures	23
dialysis access procedures	22
doctor visit	570
excision	42
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	178
inpatient care	178
lymph node procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	14
open surgery	23
vascular procedures	22
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	417

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	565
Black	29
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	46

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	65
Less than 65	192

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2017 were inpatient care, hospital care, open surgery and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	37
anastomosis	23
breast procedures	22
cancer surgery	22
catheterization	50
device removal	18
diagnostic procedures	31
dialysis access procedures	23
doctor visit	503
excision	53
gastrointestinal procedures	37
hospital care	131
inpatient care	131
lymph node procedures	31
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	55
vascular procedures	23

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	30
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	49
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2018 were inpatient care, hospital care, excision and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	13
breast procedures	38
cancer surgery	38
catheterization	46
device removal	21
diagnostic procedures	32
dialysis access procedures	13
doctor visit	583
excision	70
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
lymph node procedures	32
open surgery	32
vascular procedures	13
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	425

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	538
Black	39
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	62
Less than 65	157

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2019 were inpatient care, hospital care, excision and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	36
abscess drainage	13
anastomosis	17
breast procedures	39
cancer surgery	39
catheterization	55
device removal	24
diagnostic procedures	28
dialysis access procedures	17
doctor visit	607
excision	67
gastrointestinal procedures	36
hospital care	213
incision and drainage	13
inpatient care	213
lymph node procedures	28
minimally invasive procedures	25
minor procedures	13
open surgery	39
skin surgery	13
vascular procedures	17
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	589
Black	25
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	269
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	65
Less than 65	169

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	37
cancer surgery	37
catheterization	37
device removal	16
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	351
excision	54
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112
lymph node procedures	17
open surgery	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	376
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	45
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2021 were catheterization, hospital care, inpatient care and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	26
breast procedures	19
cancer surgery	19
catheterization	55
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	377
excision	45
gastrointestinal procedures	26
hospital care	45
inpatient care	45
lymph node procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	39

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	18
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	26
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2022 were excision, inpatient care, hospital care and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	12
breast procedures	37
cancer surgery	37
catheterization	28
device removal	16
diagnostic procedures	29
dialysis access procedures	12
doctor visit	366
excision	66
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
lymph node procedures	29
open surgery	29
vascular procedures	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	15
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	40
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	6
Cancer	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
breast procedures	30
cancer surgery	30
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	293
excision	53
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
lymph node procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	23

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	34
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR during 2024 were minimally invasive procedures, abdominal surgery, gastrointestinal procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	33
breast procedures	11
device removal	11
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	269
excision	27
gastrointestinal procedures	33
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	33
open surgery	27

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	26
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fort Smith, AR were inpatient care, hospital care, catheterization and excision.

abdominal surgery	24
abscess drainage	14
anastomosis	21
breast procedures	26
cancer surgery	28
catheterization	57
device removal	23
diagnostic procedures	24
dialysis access procedures	33
doctor visit	435
excision	45
gastrointestinal procedures	25
hospital care	108
incision and drainage	14
inpatient care	108
lymph node procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	19
minor procedures	14
open surgery	29
plastic surgery procedures	15
reconstructive surgery	15
skin surgery	14
tissue transfer	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	37
vascular procedures	33
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD.

**Gender**
Female	331
Male	200

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	22
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	450
Hispanic	7
Native American / Alaskan Native	32
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	48
75 to 84	139
Less than 65	130
65 to 74	213

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nabil Akkad, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	28
Dementia	10

Education & Training

He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Arkansas.

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Arkansas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$16,592 Da Vinci Surgical System $16,592
Davol Inc.	$1,988 SURGICAL $1,924	DAV-XenMatrix AB $64
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$1,585 BPV-Flair $1,036	BPV-Fluency $550
BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC.	$872 $872
Ethicon US, LLC	$741 Mesh $97	ENSEAL Product Family $93	Echelon; Endopath $87	Mega Soft $75	HARMONIC Product Family $54	Other $335
Other	$3,537 VOYANT $504	SPY-PHI SYSTEM $429	ROI A $400	LINX $319	Signia $188	Other $1,698

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$11,191
Education	$10,000
Food and Beverage	$4,125

Biography

Dr. Nabil Akkad's area of specialization is general surgery. Dr. Akkad is affiliated with Baptist Health of Arkansas. He welcomes new patients at his office inFort Smith, AR as reported by Baptist Health of Arkansas.