NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Adil Shahzad Ahmed, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Houston, TX

Adil Shahzad Ahmed, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1124480652, issued on Mar 23, 2016. Check the license (Texas T8159, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124480652
Name
Adil Shahzad Ahmed
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
T8159 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 873-8890
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2016
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221208002619); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1504 Taub Loop

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kelechi AbarikwuEmergency Medicine Physician1316527609
  2. Robert Abbitt, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1588165765
  3. Waleed Abdellatif, MBBCH, MSC, MSHPEDiagnostic Radiology Physician1629737770
  4. Roba Abousaway, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396689360
  5. Shiny AbrahamNurse Practitioner1669857124
  6. Christina Ackerman-Banks, MDMaternal & Fetal Medicine Physician1568840494

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

311 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 155 claims were for opioids.

  1. Adil Ahmed311
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl83 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl78 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl72 claims
  4. Meloxicam56 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%89.1
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $3,388.01

46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shoulder Innovations, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Adil Ahmed$3,388.01
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Adil Shahzad Ahmed among 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas

Adil Shahzad Ahmed, M.D. is one of 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 91% of these records are older, 7% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Bennett, M.D.Houston, TX 770301154314714
  2. Jeffrey Budoff, MDHouston, TX 770301437239860
  3. Evan Collins, M.D.Houston, TX 770301952338113
  4. Carter Crouch, M.D.Houston, TX 770301619965126
  5. Omar Dimachkieh, M.D.Houston, TX 770301881989853
  6. Gerard Gabel, M.D.Houston, TX 770301770580698
  7. Shari Liberman, MDHouston, TX 770301427282565
  8. Randy Luo, MD, MBAHouston, TX 770301477845386

Common questions

What is Adil Shahzad Ahmed, M.D.'s NPI number?

Adil Shahzad Ahmed, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124480652, issued on Mar 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Adil Shahzad Ahmed, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 873-8890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Adil Shahzad Ahmed, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number T8159, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Adil Shahzad Ahmed, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Adil Shahzad Ahmed, M.D. had 311 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Adil Shahzad Ahmed, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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