Ahmed Virani, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Shreveport, LA
Ahmed Virani, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1881081941, issued on Apr 16, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana 310446, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahmed Virani
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 310446 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2508 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Ste 311, Shreveport, LA 71118
- Phone
- (318) 212-5764
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180904002326); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2508 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Ste 311
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Summer HansonNurse Practitioner1487311023
Verify Ahmed Virani in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 310446Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
334 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 63% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta48 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa47 claims
- Anoro Ellipta35 claims
- Prednisone34 claims
- Breo Ellipta23 claims
- Stiolto Respimat19 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: $1,202.29
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- WK North Pulmonary And Critical CareShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ahmed Virani among 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana
Ahmed Virani, MD is one of 208 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2015, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2001 among the 156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 208 pulmonary disease physician records in Louisiana.
All 208 in Louisiana → Every provider in Shreveport → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronald Lambert, MDBossier City, LA 711111336196393
- Himanshu Desai, MDShreveport, LA 711051710976592
- Scott Howard, D.O.Shreveport, LA 711051124334859
- Richard Kamm, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051295835684
- Indira Sastry, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051659367175
- Robert Holladay, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711041124023668
- Howard Lippton, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711041548267578
- Teddy Arevalo Rodriguez, MDShreveport, LA 711031295390169
Common questions
What is Ahmed Virani, MD's NPI number?
Ahmed Virani, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881081941, issued on Apr 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahmed Virani, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2508 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Ste 311, Shreveport, LA, 71118. Phone: (318) 212-5764. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahmed Virani, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 310446, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ahmed Virani, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ahmed Virani, MD had 334 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.