Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Ahmed Farooq, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Venice, FL

Ahmed Farooq, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Venice, Florida, and NPI 1811021769, issued on Mar 15, 2007. Check the license on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1811021769
Name
Ahmed Farooq
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
Practice location
219 Palermo PL, Venice, FL 34285
Phone
(941) 244-9524
Enumerated
Mar 15, 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 219 Palermo PL

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

  1. Donald Arents, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1770655532
  2. Dawanna Ash, NURSE PRACTITIONERFamily Nurse Practitioner1265151591
  3. Vanessa SpingolaFamily Nurse Practitioner1457947434

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license searchCheck the board
  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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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024

2,506 Medicare Part D claims for 571 beneficiaries, against an average of 807 among the 5,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ahmed Farooq2,506
  2. Specialty average807

Most prescribed

  1. Vancomycin Hcl213 claims
  2. Piperacillin-Tazobactam189 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate185 claims
  4. Ceftriaxone141 claims
  5. Cefuroxime138 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass121 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Metrolina Infectious Diseases, P.A.Venice, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Florida

There are 622 infectious disease physician records in Florida.

Other infectious disease physician records in Florida

  1. Saima Abbas, M.DRockledge, FL1023272010
  2. Lilian Abbo, MDMiami, FL1275689341
  3. Barry Abrams, M.D.Atlantis, FL1104895796
  4. Lee Adler, D.O.Orlando, FL1447282173
  5. Sunket Ahkee, MDBoynton Beach, FL1023111580
  6. Ashraf Ahmed, M.B.B.S.Palm Bay, FL1679690093
  7. Mohammed Ahmed, MDOrlando, FL1902994320
  8. Sergey Akimov, M.D.Naples, FL1316095565
  9. Yared Aklilu, M.D.Ft Lauderdale, FL1225034986
  10. Iba Al Wohoush, M.DOrlando, FL1659684579

Common questions

What is Ahmed Farooq, MD's NPI number?

Ahmed Farooq, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811021769, issued on Mar 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ahmed Farooq, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 219 Palermo PL, Venice, FL, 34285. Phone: (941) 244-9524. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ahmed Farooq, MD's license?

Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ahmed Farooq, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ahmed Farooq, MD had 2,506 Medicare Part D claims for 571 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 807. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ahmed Farooq, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.