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Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine

1331 N 7th Street Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85006

(602) 277-6181

Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD is affiliated with Revere Medical, Dignity Health, Tempe St. Luke's Hospital, Florence Hospital, Mountain Vista Medical Center and Chandler Regional Medical Center Mercy Gilbert Medical Center St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center.

Office Locations

Mountain Vista Medical Center

1331 N 7th Street Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85006

(602) 277-6181

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Chandler Regional Medical Center Mercy Gilbert Medical Center St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

21300 N John Wayne Parkway Building 7 Suite 116
Maricopa, AZ 85239

(602) 277-6181

(602) 263-9528

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Mountain Vista Medical Center

21300 N John Wayne Parkway Suite 123
Maricopa, AZ 85139

(520) 709-3106

(602) 263-9528

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

ankle brachial index

arterial duplex ultrasound

arterial ultrasound

carotid ultrasound

lower extremity arterial duplex

lower extremity arterial ultrasound

vascular physiologic studies

vascular studies

vascular ultrasound

In 2023, Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD had a list price for ankle brachial index (ABI), arterial duplex ultrasound, arterial ultrasound, carotid ultrasound, lower extremity arterial duplex, lower extremity (leg) arterial ultrasound, vascular physiologic studies, vascular studies, and vascular ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Arizona. 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:

cardiac stress testing

inpatient hospital care

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

By Affordability:

carotid duplex ultrasound

duplex ultrasound

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), myocardial perfusion SPECT, and nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for carotid duplex ultrasound, and duplex ultrasound 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. Zaher Akkad, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	22
cardiac procedures	985
cardioversion	12
catheterization	115
diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	774
hospital care	499
inpatient care	499
lab tests	46
minimally invasive procedures	132
nuclear scan	288
stent placement (stenting)	43
stress testing	449
ultrasound (sonogram)	631
vascular procedures	294

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and stress testing.

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

abdominal imaging	21
ambulatory monitoring	24
angioplasty	76
cardiac procedures	1336
catheterization	194
diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	916
hospital care	414
inpatient care	414
minimally invasive procedures	209
nuclear scan	345
pelvic imaging	21
stent placement (stenting)	76
stress testing	524
ultrasound (sonogram)	1060
vascular procedures	632

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	464
Black	69
Hispanic	152
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	337
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	76
Less than 65	145

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	50
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and inpatient care.

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

abdominal imaging	28
ambulatory monitoring	33
angioplasty	80
cardiac procedures	1273
catheterization	198
diagnostic procedures	78
doctor visit	1007
hospital care	409
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	409
minimally invasive procedures	211
nuclear scan	264
pelvic imaging	28
stent placement (stenting)	80
stress testing	398
ultrasound (sonogram)	957
vascular procedures	480

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	456
Female	359

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	517
Black	84
Hispanic	159
Asian	17
Other	17
Native American	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	392
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	85
Less than 65	148

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	49
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

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

abdominal imaging	20
ambulatory monitoring	28
angioplasty	78
cardiac procedures	1264
catheterization	213
diagnostic procedures	96
doctor visit	1063
hospital care	558
inpatient care	558
minimally invasive procedures	242
nuclear scan	262
pelvic imaging	20
stent placement (stenting)	89
stress testing	422
ultrasound (sonogram)	888
vascular procedures	481

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	922
Female	762

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1098
Black	164
Hispanic	320
Asian	22
Other	22
Native American	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	872
From 75 to 84	410
85 and over	176
Less than 65	226

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	32
angioplasty	84
cardiac procedures	1328
catheterization	225
diagnostic procedures	99
doctor visit	1097
hospital care	841
inpatient care	841
minimally invasive procedures	239
nuclear scan	213
stent placement (stenting)	84
stress testing	363
ultrasound (sonogram)	942
vascular procedures	396

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	578
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	694
Black	87
Hispanic	183
Asian	18
Other	18
Native American	24

**Age**
From 65 to 74	522
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	100
Less than 65	157

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	48
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	28
angioplasty	96
cardiac procedures	1575
catheterization	238
diagnostic procedures	94
doctor visit	1166
hospital care	833
inpatient care	833
minimally invasive procedures	238
nuclear scan	251
stent placement (stenting)	96
stress testing	425
ultrasound (sonogram)	1137
vascular procedures	402

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	712
Female	547

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	891
Black	104
Hispanic	205
Asian	14
Other	17
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	641
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	139
Less than 65	166

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

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

ambulatory monitoring	38
angioplasty	82
cardiac procedures	1619
catheterization	191
diagnostic procedures	68
doctor visit	1150
hospital care	928
inpatient care	928
minimally invasive procedures	191
nuclear scan	285
stent placement (stenting)	82
stress testing	479
ultrasound (sonogram)	1113
vascular procedures	376

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	694
Female	581

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	883
Black	106
Hispanic	211
Asian	18
Other	24
Native American	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	603
From 75 to 84	369
85 and over	145
Less than 65	158

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	44
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2019 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	30
angioplasty	48
cardiac procedures	1088
catheterization	121
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	1142
hospital care	899
inpatient care	899
minimally invasive procedures	121
nuclear scan	228
stent placement (stenting)	48
stress testing	390
ultrasound (sonogram)	697
vascular procedures	244

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	578
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	716
Black	87
Hispanic	167
Asian	11
Other	26
Native American	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	507
From 75 to 84	312
85 and over	94
Less than 65	115

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	16
cardiac procedures	584
catheterization	50
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	999
hospital care	927
inpatient care	927
minimally invasive procedures	50
nuclear scan	148
stress testing	256
ultrasound (sonogram)	331
vascular procedures	144

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	407
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	516
Black	56
Hispanic	114
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	379
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	75
Less than 65	56

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	42
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	25
cardiac procedures	580
catheterization	38
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	957
hospital care	820
inpatient care	820
minimally invasive procedures	38
nuclear scan	151
stress testing	249
ultrasound (sonogram)	328
vascular procedures	121

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	427
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	541
Black	60
Hispanic	124
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	396
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	63
Less than 65	49

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

ambulatory monitoring	35
cardiac procedures	588
catheterization	39
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	1040
hospital care	910
inpatient care	910
minimally invasive procedures	39
nuclear scan	149
stress testing	254
ultrasound (sonogram)	331
vascular procedures	133

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	405
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	554
Black	39
Hispanic	108
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	83
Less than 65	46

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2023 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

angioplasty	30
cardiac procedures	735
catheterization	96
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	1028
hospital care	656
inpatient care	656
minimally invasive procedures	96
nuclear scan	192
stent placement (stenting)	30
stress testing	328
ultrasound (sonogram)	399
vascular procedures	169

2023 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	389
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	552
Black	38
Hispanic	84
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	71
Less than 65	43

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Phoenix, AZ were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	23
ambulatory monitoring	28
angioplasty	71
cardiac procedures	1079
cardioversion	12
catheterization	143
diagnostic procedures	67
doctor visit	1028
hospital care	724
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	724
lab tests	46
minimally invasive procedures	150
nuclear scan	231
pelvic imaging	23
stent placement (stenting)	69
stress testing	378
ultrasound (sonogram)	734
vascular procedures	322

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

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

**Gender**
Male	497
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	74
Asian / Pacific Islander	8
Non-Hispanic White	618
Hispanic	152
Native American / Alaskan Native	17
Other	17

**Age**
75 to 84	250
85 and over	92
Less than 65	109
65 to 74	445

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Cancer	12
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD graduated from University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at Detroit Receiving Hospital. He is certified by the Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease) and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine

Residency: Detroit Receiving Hospital

Board Certification: Internal Medicine Internal Medicine (Sub: Cardiovascular Disease)

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Zaher Akkad, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Revere Medical

Dignity Health

Tempe St. Luke's Hospital

Florence Hospital

Mountain Vista Medical Center

Chandler Regional Medical Center Mercy Gilbert Medical Center St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$1,886 Assurity $518	GALLANT $350	Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator $317	Assurity Pacemaker $209	AVEIR $158	Other $335
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,604 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,557	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $24	EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $23
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,111 GENERAL - STENTS $245	Vascular Access $230	GENERAL THERAPIES $119	Brady Generator $115	VASCULAR PROTECTION $103	Other $299
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,103 Electrophysiology $330	CRM $214	Vascular $188	Microny ll SR plus Pacemaker $171	Structural Heart $130	Other $70
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,053 ENTRESTO $809	LEQVIO $244
Other	$7,721 LifeVest $834	Micra $455	Impella $397	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $393	XARELTO $330	Other $5,313

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$13,390
Travel and Lodging	$839
Education	$175
Gift	$74

Biography

Dr. Zaher Akkad, who practices in Phoenix, AZ and Maricopa, AZ, is a medical specialist in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. Dr. Akkad attended the University of Aleppo Faculty of Medicine for medical school and subsequently trained at Detroit Receiving Hospital for residency. In addition to English, Dr. Akkad (or staff) speaks Arabic. He also offers interpreting services for his patients. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Revere Medical and Dignity Health. According to Dignity Health, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Phoenix, AZ.