Ahmed Shahzad, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Darby, PA
Ahmed Shahzad, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Darby, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1255300422, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD055409L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahmed Shahzad
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- MD055409L PA
25MA07482000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 Lansdowne Ave Ste 206, Darby, PA 19023
- Phone
- (215) 395-6213
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2025
- Fax
- (610) 705-7959
- Medicaid ID
- 1022738410001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090317000396); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1501 Lansdowne Ave Ste 206
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dianna Falkowitz, MDNephrology Physician1457435976
Verify Ahmed Shahzad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD055409LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
862 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate75 claims
- Nifedipine Er70 claims
- Calcitriol64 claims
- Furosemide52 claims
- Losartan Potassium45 claims
- Carvedilol42 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): 100 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: $91.74
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Nephrology Associates OF Delaware County PCDarby, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ahmed Shahzad among 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania
Ahmed Shahzad, M.D. is one of 651 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2001 among the 468 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 nephrology physician records list a practice address in Darby
They are 13 of the 465 NPPES records with a practice address in Darby, and 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edmund Delguercio, MDDarby, PA 190231598744815
- Amit Deshpande, M.D.Darby, PA 190231912219312
- Arnold Eiser, MDDarby, PA 190231114061892
- Dianna Falkowitz, MDDarby, PA 190231457435976
- Jay Hubsher, MDDarby, PA 190231942289269
- Amit Kapoor, M.D.Darby, PA 190231205876596
- Allen Meyer, MDDarby, PA 190231699755272
- Fazle Noor, M.DDarby, PA 190231487817672
Common questions
What is Ahmed Shahzad, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ahmed Shahzad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255300422, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahmed Shahzad, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Lansdowne Ave Ste 206, Darby, PA, 19023. Phone: (215) 395-6213. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahmed Shahzad, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD055409L, 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 Ahmed Shahzad, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ahmed Shahzad, M.D. had 862 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ahmed Shahzad, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.