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Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (2001)

Professional interests include: rotator cuff repair, rotator cuff tear, SLAP tear, and more.

2419 State Avenue
Coraopolis, PA 15108

(412) 625-2633

Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Pittsburgh, PA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD is affiliated with Allegheny Health Network and ALLEGHENY CLINIC.

Office Locations

1307 Federal Street Second Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15212

1-877-660-6777

(412) 359-8055

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Allegheny Health Network

2419 State Avenue
Coraopolis, PA 15108

(412) 625-2633

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In The News

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

joint aspiration

joint injections

In 2012, Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD performed more joint aspiration, and joint injections procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Pittsburgh, PA during 2012 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	96
doctor visit	101
injections	96

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Pittsburgh, PA during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	102
doctor visit	172
injections	102

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	82
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	11
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Pittsburgh, PA during 2014 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
doctor visit	145
injections	91

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Pittsburgh, PA during 2015 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	106
doctor visit	142
injections	106

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Pittsburgh, PA during 2016 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	170
doctor visit	176
injections	170

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Pittsburgh, PA during 2017 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	184
doctor visit	188
injections	184

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Pittsburgh, PA during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	174
doctor visit	203
injections	174

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Pittsburgh, PA during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	144
doctor visit	196
injections	144

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Pittsburgh, PA during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	200
doctor visit	215
injections	200

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD in 2020

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Pittsburgh, PA during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	229
doctor visit	233
injections	229

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Pittsburgh, PA during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	214
doctor visit	191
injections	214

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Pittsburgh, PA were aspiration and injections.

aspiration	155
doctor visit	178
injections	155

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	107
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	7
85 and over	1
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	73

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	0
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 2001. He completed residency at University Hospitals, Cleveland. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Sports Medicine American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (2001)

Residency: University Hospitals, Cleveland

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Sports Medicine American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Allegheny Health Network

ALLEGHENY CLINIC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,147,736 ARTHREX $674,086	AR-7538 $48,989	ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $25,943	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $816	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $24	Other $397,879
Mid-Atlantic Surgical Systems, LLC	$10,207 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $1,313	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE DISTAL EXTREMITY ARTHROSCOPY $549	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE KNEE & HIP ARTHROSCOPY $481	$7,865
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$107 Sports Surgical $107
Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.	$68 DUEXIS-800mg Ibuprofen- 26.6mg Famotidine $42	Duexis $25
Horizon Pharma plc	$58 Duexis $58
Other	$139 Zynrelef $31	STRATAFIX $24	Duexis $22	Zilretta $20	SYNVISC-ONE $19	Other $23

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$723,074
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$291,387
Consulting Fee	$86,972
Travel and Lodging	$39,779
Education	$8,572
Other	$8,529

Research Payments

Dr. Sam Akhavan, MD has received 73 research payments totaling $134,826.

Biography

Dr. Sam Akhavan is an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine specialist in Pittsburgh, PA and Coraopolis, PA. His areas of expertise include total shoulder replacement, surgical repair, and PCL injury. Dr. Akhavan is professionally affiliated with Allegheny Health Network. His education and training includes medical school at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and residency at the University Hospitals, Cleveland.