Ahmed M. Sakkal, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Charleston, WV
Ahmed M. Sakkal, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1508848227, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 16395, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahmed M. Sakkal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 16395 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 331 Laidley St, Charleston, WV 25301
- Phone
- (304) 344-0186
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 344-0188
- Medicaid ID
- 1801046000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051221000566); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ahmed M. Sakkal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 16395Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
1,219 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate190 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium87 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate60 claims
- Clopidogrel57 claims
- Entresto57 claims
- Eliquis54 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): 0 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $20.78
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Charleston Area Medical Center IncCharleston, WV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ahmed M. Sakkal among 111 cardiovascular disease physician records in West Virginia
Ahmed M. Sakkal, MD is one of 111 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 1994 among the 71 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 111 cardiovascular disease physician records in West Virginia.
All 111 in West Virginia → Every provider in Charleston → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Bassam Moushmoush, MDCharleston, WV 253011619961232
- William Carter, MDCharleston, WV 253041457326464
- Anand Chockalingam, MDCharleston, WV 253041669409108
- Stephen Diblasi, DOCharleston, WV 253041609865930
- Muhammad Mian, MDCharleston, WV 253041255345898
- Scott Miller, MDCharleston, WV 253041043289242
- David Namay, MDCharleston, WV 253041013006626
Common questions
What is Ahmed M. Sakkal, MD's NPI number?
Ahmed M. Sakkal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508848227, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahmed M. Sakkal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 331 Laidley St, Charleston, WV, 25301. Phone: (304) 344-0186. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahmed M. Sakkal, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 16395, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ahmed M. Sakkal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ahmed M. Sakkal, MD had 1,219 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ahmed M. Sakkal, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.
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.