NPI age
17 years
Enumerated 2008-07-31
● Active
Type 1 · Individual
DR. Kulsum Akbar, M.D.
Akbar is 1 of 1291 anesthesiology providers in Houston and 1 of 6023 in Texas.
Primary specialty
Anesthesiology
Plus 2 subspecialties
Licensed in
TX, CA, IL
3 states
Status
Active
No deactivations on record
Last NPPES update
2025-04-22
Source: monthly bulk 2026-05
Sole proprietor
No
May be part of a larger org
How this provider compares
Across 6023 active anesthesiology providers in Texas.
NPI age
17 years
≈ at median (18 yr)
State licenses
3 states
Top 87% — 12% of peers are multi-state
Subspecialties
0
31% of peers hold subspecialties
NPI lifetime · 2008 → 2026
2008-07Enumerated in NPPES
2008
2026
Where they practice
Practice location
6720 Bertner Ave Ste O-520
Houston, TX 770302604
Mailing address
6720 Bertner Ave Ste O-520
Houston, TX 770302604
Additional practice locations
2 secondary locations on file with NPPES.
Location 2
1724 Richmond Ave
Houston, TX 770983604
Location 3
2727 W Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 770251669
Specialties
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Anesthesiology PrimaryAn anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk...
Identifiers
| Type | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 01 (TX) | P01474144 | RR MEDICARE |
| 05 (TX) | 343280901 | |
| 01 (TX) | 8ET700 | BCBS |
Multi-state credentialing: Licensed in 3 states. Useful context for credentialers building cross-state provider networks.
Practice context
Part of a multi-provider practice. 48 other active providers share this practice address in NPPES.
Recently enumerated nearby: 7 new anesthesiology providers have been added in Houston in the last 180 days.
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