2026 NPPES data Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1356669196 M.D.
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Ala Ahmad, M.D.

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in St Petersburg, Florida.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,646 in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
953
Medicare Part D claims · 184 beneficiaries · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
0%
generic claims · 72% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
73.4/100
▼ 10 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$3.4K
74 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)

What the federal data shows

Ala Ahmad, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 73.4/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 953 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.

73.4/100
MIPS score · -10 vs avg
953
Part D claims, 2023
0%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Ala Ahmad, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1356669196), first enumerated 05/04/2010.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 953 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 73.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Reported

    Industry payment transparency

    $3.4K in reported industry payments (74 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.

    Source: CMS Open Payments

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Florida statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Ala Ahmad, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: FLDOH annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1356669196 · Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1356669196
  • ENUM-MID 2010
  • TAX-MID 7K Critical Care
  • MIPS-LOW 73.4/100
  • RX-LIGHT 953
  • BOOK-LIGHT 523 in Florida
  • PHOTO-FINISH Vas Devan · ±0.1

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Ala Ahmad, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

73 ≥ 11th percentile 11% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Ala Ahmad, M.D. sits

This provider among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician peers

Across the 1,548 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Ala Ahmad, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 60% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 11% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.448.873.297.7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Ala Ahmad, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 11
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Ala Ahmad, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Ala Ahmad, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Ala Ahmad, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/04/2010

NPI 1356669196

Primary specialty

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

Mid-sized

6,646 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

953 11% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,069

MIPS final score

73.4/100 10.1 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Florida

How Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Florida providers

Florida providers
Behavior Technician16.1%Mental Health Counselor4.8%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Pharmacist4.2%Student in an Organized Heal…3.8%Physical Therapist3.1%Critical Care Medicine (Inte…0.1%
Largest specialties in Florida (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Ala Ahmad, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
73.4/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%73.4%
MIPS final score (Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician) - 73.4/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

2639 DR ML KING JR ST N
St Petersburg, FL 33704

Provider Details

NPI 1356669196
Specialty Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/04/2010

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

73.4228
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
90
Quality
0
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Individual

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Ala Ahmad, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Coastal Pulmonary And Critical Care PLC
St Petersburg, FL

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Ala Ahmad, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$3.4K

Largest payer

GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Ala Ahmad, M.D.. To verify Ala Ahmad, M.D.'s current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

480
Total board actions, Florida 2023
Across 467 cases
6.40
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Florida statewide rate
monetary fine
Most common action type
138 cases

FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy

Ala Ahmad, M.D. - brand share 72.0%
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician average

72% brand-name claims vs 0% generic, on 953 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

953
Total Claims
$422K
Total Drug Cost
184
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,328
Total Day Supply
37,727
Brand vs Generic
72% brand / 0% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$413K
Antibiotic Claims
26

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
73.2 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.05
Gender Split
68% female / 32% male
Age Distribution
<65: 22, 65-74: 77, 75-84: 67, 85+: 18

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Ala Ahmad, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Trelegy Ellipta
Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter
202
Anoro Ellipta
Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr
107
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
105
Montelukast Sodium
83
Arnuity Ellipta
Fluticasone Furoate
67
Breo Ellipta
Fluticasone/Vilanterol
58
Prednisone
37
Stiolto Respimat
Tiotropium Br/Olodaterol Hcl
33
Symbicort
Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate
29
Ventolin Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
25

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview

How Ala Ahmad, M.D. fits within the Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

6,646
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,069
Avg Claims per Provider

Ala Ahmad, M.D.'s 953 claims are below the specialty average of 1,069.

Nationwide Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Ahmad, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (73.4 here).

Same NPPES enumeration year (2010)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Nearby Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Florida

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ahmad.

One of 523 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Florida, 5 are shown here.

Compare Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ala Ahmad, M.D.'s specialty?
Ala Ahmad, M.D. specializes in Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in St Petersburg, Florida. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Ala Ahmad, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Ala Ahmad, M.D. wrote 953 Medicare Part D claims totaling $422K in drug costs for 184 beneficiaries.
What is Ala Ahmad, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
Ala Ahmad, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 73.4/100 (Quality: 90). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Ala Ahmad, M.D. located?
Ala Ahmad, M.D. is located at 2639 DR ML KING JR ST N, St Petersburg, FL, 33704. Phone: (727) 822-6661.
What is Ala Ahmad, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ala Ahmad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356669196, issued on 05/04/2010.
Does Ala Ahmad, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Ala Ahmad, M.D.'s prescribing is 72% brand-name and 0% generic drugs by claim count, with $413K in brand drug costs.
How many Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 6,646 Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,069 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Ala Ahmad, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Ala Ahmad, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Trelegy Ellipta, Anoro Ellipta, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Ala Ahmad, M.D. accept Medicare?
Ala Ahmad, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 953 Part D claims and 184 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Ala Ahmad, M.D.'s credentials?
Ala Ahmad, M.D.'s NPI is 1356669196 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

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