Omar H. Akhtar, MD, FAAOS, FAAHKS
About This Business
Omar H. Akhtar, MD, FAAOS, FAAHKS, specializes in orthopaedic surgery and adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with 23 years of experience since graduating from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in 2003. He holds active licenses in Texas, Maryland, Virginia, Iowa, and DC, and is one of two orthopaedic surgeons among the 110 Cedar Rapids doctors in our directory. His Medicare profile lists knee replacement, hip replacement, and lower limb arthroscopy as his most frequent procedures. He is affiliated with St Lukes Hospital, Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids, Regional Medical Center, Jones Regional Medical Center, and Buchanan County Health Center. In MIPS, the federal program scoring Medicare clinicians on quality and cost, he holds 76 out of 100. He accepts Medicare; telehealth is not listed among his services. Patients rate him 5.0 across 11 reviews.
Verified Provider Info
- Specialty (per registry)
- Orthopaedic Surgery, Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery
- NPI Number
- 1417150202
- Medical school graduate
- 2003 (23+ years of practice)
- Medical school
- RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL
- State license
- P6311 (TX), D0068852 (MD), 0101249467 (VA), MD-48373 (IA), MD038083 (DC)
- Hospital affiliations
- St Lukes Hospital · Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids · Regional Medical Center
- Quality score (CMS MIPS)
- 75.5/100
- Common services (Medicare data)
- Knee replacement · Hip replacement · Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
Source: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) · CMS Doctors & Clinicians dataset · checked 2026-08-19
Phone
(319) 398-1545Location on Map
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Information last updated: August 23, 2026
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