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Patients in Lakeland and around Polk County and the Heartland see Dr. Michael J. Achinger, a nephrologist, at Watson Clinic LLP.
Medical school: University of Minnesota Medical School, class of 1995.
To book an appointment, call (863) 680-7000. Dr. Achinger's office is at 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805. Dr. Achinger accepts Medicare assignment, which means he takes the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Video (telehealth) appointments are listed as an option.
On the hospital side, Dr. Achinger holds affiliations with Lakeland Regional Medical Center and Bartow Regional Medical Center.
Have you been a patient of Dr. Achinger? A short, fair review — what went well, what didn't — helps the next person choosing a nephrologist in Lakeland.
Quick facts
- Specialty
- Nephrologist
- Credentials
- MD
- Practice
- Watson Clinic LLP
- Address
- 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805
- Phone
- (863) 680-7000
- Medical school
- University of Minnesota Medical School (1995)
- Hospital affiliations
- Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Bartow Regional Medical Center
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts
- Telehealth
- Available
- NPI number
- 1932170586
- FL license no.
- ME90554
Medicare, Medicaid and hospitals
- Medicare patients (2024)
- 902 people with traditional Medicare, average age 77
- Most common services billed to Medicare
- Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation
- Medicare quality score (MIPS 2024)
- 87 out of 100
- Hospital pages
- Bartow Regional Medical Center · Lakeland Regional Medical Center
Medicare figures cover people with traditional (fee-for-service) Medicare only; services billed for fewer than 11 patients are not published.
Comparing nephrologists? See 5 in Lakeland or 9 across Polk & the Heartland.
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Frequently Asked Questions
With Watson Clinic LLP, at 1600 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805.
Call the office at (863) 680-7000.
Yes — Dr. Achinger accepts Medicare assignment, taking the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
Lakeland Regional Medical Center and Bartow Regional Medical Center.
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