NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha, MD

Neurology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1447781372, issued on Mar 22, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD492970C, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447781372
Name
Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License numbers
MD492970C PA
54081 AL
A205984 CA
C1-0024934 DE
68844 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3471 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone
(412) 692-4920
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 6, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220704000458); accepts Medicare assignment
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 3471 5TH Ave

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

  1. Samih Al Hayek, MDUrology Physician1518247428
  2. Sharvani Alajpur, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740960913
  3. Kelley Anderson, DOSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1528212271
  4. Margaret Andrzejewski, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578840468
  5. Mark BackerisAnesthesiology Physician1649407503
  6. Anto Bagic, MDEpilepsy Physician1851363170

Verify Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

60 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha60
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam33 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $195.22

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was LivaNova USA, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha$195.22
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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. Bayhealth Medical Center, IncDover, DE

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

Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha among 1,077 neurology physician records in Pennsylvania

Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha, MD is one of 1,077 neurology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 76% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2007 among the 727 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,077 neurology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward BurtonPittsburgh, PA 152131366414310
  2. Paula Clemens, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131447222096
  3. Frank DepietroPittsburgh, PA 152131346361813
  4. Tiffany Farchione, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131427105436
  5. Houman Homayoun, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131609030824
  6. David LacomisPittsburgh, PA 152131134197056
  7. Mary Oneal, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131508854746
  8. Jullie Pan, MD, PHDPittsburgh, PA 152131467650788

Common questions

What is Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha, MD's NPI number?

Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447781372, issued on Mar 22, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3471 5TH Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 692-4920. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD492970C, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ahmad Jamal Mahmoud Sawalha, MD had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.