2026 NPPES data Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician NPI 1417218538 M.D.
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Ahmed Gharib, M.D.

Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician in Bethesda, Maryland.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 199 in Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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Industry payments
$96.57
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Ahmed Gharib, M.D. is a Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician in Bethesda, Maryland, listed in the federal CMS National Provider Identifier registry.

$96.57
industry payments (Sunshine Act)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)

Ahmed Gharib, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Ahmed Gharib, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/05/2012

NPI 1417218538

Primary specialty

Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician

Rare

199 US NPIs in this specialty

Specialty distribution in Maryland

How Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician compares to other specialties among Maryland providers

Maryland providers
Behavior Technician - 14.1%Behavior Technician14.1%Clinical Social Worker - 5.5%Clinical Social Worker5.5%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 4.5%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program4.5%Home Health Aide - 4.4%Home Health Aide4.4%Physical Therapist - 3.9%Physical Therapist3.9%Pharmacist - 3.6%Pharmacist3.6%Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician - 0%Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician0%
Largest specialties in Maryland (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician. Verify directly:

How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Ahmed Gharib, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 10 CENTER DR, Bethesda, MD, 20892, with a listed phone of (301) 451-8982. NPI 1417218538 was issued on 06/05/2012.

Medicare Part D prescribing data is not currently published for this NPI, which typically means the provider either wrote fewer than 11 Part D claims in the most recent reporting year, does not participate in Medicare, or practices in a specialty that rarely prescribes outpatient drugs. Absence of prescribing data is not a quality signal, many Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician providers operate outside Part D entirely.

Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 199 enrolled providers across 35 states and an average of 992 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

10 CENTER DR
Bethesda, MD 20892

Provider Details

NPI 1417218538
Specialty Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/05/2012

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Ahmed Gharib, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$97

Largest payer

Abbott Laboratories

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician Overview

How Ahmed Gharib, M.D. fits within the Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician landscape nationally.

199
Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician Providers in US
35
States with Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician
992
Avg Claims per Provider

Nearby Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician Providers in Maryland

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Maryland, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Gharib.

Compare Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Maryland medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

Medicare Part D and MIPS figures describe practice patterns in federal programs only, they are not quality ratings, and PlainDoctor does not rate, rank, or recommend providers.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ahmed Gharib, M.D.'s specialty?
Ahmed Gharib, M.D. specializes in Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician and practices in Bethesda, Maryland. Credentials: M.D..
Where is Ahmed Gharib, M.D. located?
Ahmed Gharib, M.D. is located at 10 CENTER DR, Bethesda, MD, 20892. Phone: (301) 451-8982.
What is Ahmed Gharib, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ahmed Gharib, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417218538, issued on 06/05/2012.
How many Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 199 Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician providers across 35 states in the US. The average Nuclear Imaging & Therapy Physician provider writes 992 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Ahmed Gharib, M.D. accept Medicare?
Ahmed Gharib, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Ahmed Gharib, M.D.'s credentials?
Ahmed Gharib, M.D.'s NPI is 1417218538 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

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 May 2026.