Ahmed R. Nizar, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Syracuse, NY
Ahmed R. Nizar, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1063590115, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (New York 259983, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahmed R. Nizar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 259983 NY
002475-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 742 James St, Syracuse, NY 13203
- Phone
- (315) 703-2700
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (315) 703-2700
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051207000265); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 742 James St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Susan Baldacci, LCSWClinical Social Worker1598857070
- Jerena Barkins, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1336875376
- Susan Bonomo, LCSW-RClinical Social Worker1124062245
- Jill Boyer, LCSWClinical Social Worker1326207010
- Ava BrazieStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972425817
- Catalin ButunoiPsychiatry Physician1942325857
Verify Ahmed R. Nizar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 259983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
339 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate30 claims
- Austedo Xr26 claims
- Sertraline Hcl19 claims
- Aripiprazole18 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate18 claims
- Olanzapine15 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: $115,543.81
202 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Samaritan Medical CenterWatertown, NY · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Claxton-Hepburn Medical CenterOgdensburg, NY · Psychiatric
- St Josephs Hospital Health CenterSyracuse, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Ahmed R. Nizar among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Ahmed R. Nizar, M.D. is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
119 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Syracuse
They are 119 of the 9,922 NPPES records with a practice address in Syracuse, and 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Ahmed R. Nizar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ahmed R. Nizar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063590115, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahmed R. Nizar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 742 James St, Syracuse, NY, 13203. Phone: (315) 703-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahmed R. Nizar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 259983, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ahmed R. Nizar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ahmed R. Nizar, M.D. had 339 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.