NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ahmed Mohamed Zihni, M.D., M.P.H.

Surgery Physician · Denver, CO

Ahmed Mohamed Zihni, M.D., M.P.H. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Denver, Colorado, and NPI 1619280997, issued on Jul 15, 2010. Check the license (Colorado DR.0061101, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1619280997
Name
Ahmed Mohamed Zihni
Credential
M.D., M.P.H.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
DR.0061101 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2535 S Downing St Ste 400, Denver, CO 80210
Phone
(207) 508-8855
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2010
Record last updated
Jul 25, 2023
Fax
(303) 645-4992
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180924000391); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2010
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2535 S Downing St Ste 400

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. David Baer, MDSurgery Physician1962411280
  2. James Deline, MDSurgery Physician1679679229
  3. Thomas Heffron, MDTransplant Surgery Physician1063522423
  4. Ashwin Kurian, MDSurgery Physician1336304310

Verify Ahmed Mohamed Zihni in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

289 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 57 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ahmed Zihni289
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt66 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium61 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl54 claims
  4. Ondansetron Hcl43 claims
  5. Scopolamine21 claims
  6. Sucralfate12 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: $306.72

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ahmed Zihni$306.72
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Community HospitalTorrington, WY · Critical Access Hospitals2 of 5 stars
  2. Surgone PCLone Tree, CO
  3. Traumaone, PLLCCastle Rock, CO

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 Mohamed Zihni among 608 surgery physician records in Colorado

Ahmed Mohamed Zihni, M.D., M.P.H. is one of 608 surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 370 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 208600000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Colorado

There are 608 surgery physician records in Colorado.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Baer, MDDenver, CO 802101962411280
  2. James Deline, MDDenver, CO 802101679679229
  3. Michael Friedberg, M.D.Denver, CO 802101265673396
  4. Warren Kortz, M.D.Denver, CO 802101851489918
  5. Ashwin Kurian, MDDenver, CO 802101336304310
  6. Ory Newman, DODenver, CO 802101184127268
  7. Jeffrey Cross, M.D.Denver, CO 802111205872587
  8. Brian Koper, D.O.Denver, CO 802111275699308

Common questions

What is Ahmed Mohamed Zihni, M.D., M.P.H.'s NPI number?

Ahmed Mohamed Zihni, M.D., M.P.H.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619280997, issued on Jul 15, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ahmed Mohamed Zihni, M.D., M.P.H. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2535 S Downing St Ste 400, Denver, CO, 80210. Phone: (207) 508-8855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ahmed Mohamed Zihni, M.D., M.P.H.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0061101, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ahmed Mohamed Zihni, M.D., M.P.H. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ahmed Mohamed Zihni, M.D., M.P.H. had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.