Dr. Hitesh Makkar

Overview

Dr. Hitesh Makkar, MD, is a Pulmonary Disease specialist in Akron, Ohio. He attended and graduated from Northeastern Ohio Universities College Of Medicine in 1994, having over 30 years of diverse experience, especially in Pulmonary Disease. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Akron General Medical Center, Summa Health Systems Hospitals, Summa Western Reserve Hospital, Robinson Memorial Hospital. Dr. Hitesh Makkar also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Summa Physicians Inc. Dr. Hitesh Makkar accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (330) 253-1411 to request Dr. Hitesh Makkar the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Hitesh Makkar

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Internal Medicine / Pulmonary Disease click for detail Pulmonary Disease An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.	35-069386	Ohio
Internal Medicine / Critical Care Medicine click for detail Critical Care Medicine An internist who diagnoses, treats and supports patients with multiple organ dysfunction. This specialist may have administrative responsibilities for intensive care units and may also facilitate and coordinate patient care among the primary physician, the critical care staff and other specialists.	35069386	Ohio
Internal Medicine / Sleep Medicine click for detail Sleep Medicine An Internist who practices Sleep Medicine is certified in the subspecialty of sleep medicine and specializes in the clinical assessment, physiologic testing, diagnosis, management and prevention of sleep and circadian rhythm disorders. Sleep specialists treat patients of any age and use multidisciplinary approaches. Disorders managed by sleep specialists include, but are not limited to, sleep related breathing disorders, insomnia, hypersomnias, circadian rhythm sleep disorders, parasomnias and sleep related movement disorders.	35069386	Ohio

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Akron General Medical Center	Akron, Ohio	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Summa Health Systems Hospitals	Akron, Ohio	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Summa Western Reserve Hospital	Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Other
Robinson Memorial Hospital	Ravenna, Ohio	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Summa Physicians Inc	Summa Physicians Inc	438

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Thursday, May 4, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Friday, October 21, 2011. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Hitesh Makkar [NPI: 1184693046]Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care (Intensivists), Sleep Medicine