2026 NPPES data Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician NPI 1639518897 MD
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ALI AHMED, MD

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician in TARPON SPRINGS, Florida. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.

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Prescribing volume
417
Medicare Part D claims · 239 beneficiaries · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician avg: 289
Generic prescribing
95%
generic claims · 5% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs

What the federal data shows

ALI AHMED, MD filed 417 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician in TARPON SPRINGS, Florida, prescribing 95% generic.

417
Part D claims, 2023
95%
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.

ALI AHMED, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023 — across all CMS prescribers nationally

417 Top 38% higher than 62% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). This entry sits in this band. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Above this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Above this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 2,000–2,200: 213,991 prescribers (16%). Above this entry. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. 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.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic — not verified)

ALI AHMED, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 5 hospital affiliations — 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 ALI AHMED, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/21/2013

NPI 1639518897

Primary specialty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician

Rare

157 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

417 44% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 289

Specialty distribution in Florida

How Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Florida providers

Florida providers

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician share within Florida

1. Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician42%2. Internal medicine21%3. Family medicine17%4. Surgical12%5. Pediatric8%
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician share within Florida

Specialty board-certification context

Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician (ABMS / AOA reference)

Quality data not reported
Est. board-certified rate
78%
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician ABMS/AOA estimate

Est. board-certified rate (Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

0%100%78%
Est. board-certified rate (Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician) — ABMS / AOA estimate

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).

ALI AHMED, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 846 CALLISTA CAY LOOP, TARPON SPRINGS, FL, 34689, with a listed phone of (419) 356-0566. NPI 1639518897 was issued on 06/21/2013. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what AHMED most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 417 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 239 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $7K in drug spend, split 5% brand-name and 95% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 10.6%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D — commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 157 enrolled providers across 40 states and an average of 289 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

846 CALLISTA CAY LOOP
TARPON SPRINGS, FL 34689

Provider Details

NPI 1639518897
Specialty Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/21/2013

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where ALI AHMED, MD 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.

EMERGENCY MEDICINE SERVICES OF FL LLC
BRANDON, FL
GUIDEWELL EMERGENCY MEDICINE DOCTORS, LLC
LARGO, FL
LAKELAND REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS INC
LAKELAND, FL
MIDDLE TENNESSEE EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, P.C.
NASHVILLE, TN
SOUTHEASTERN EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS LLC
LA GRANGE, KY

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

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 ALI AHMED, MD. To verify ALI AHMED, MD'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 · Generic-heavy

ALI AHMED, MD — brand share 5.0%
Specialty average (est.)

5% brand-name claims vs 95% generic, on 417 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.

417
Total Claims
$7K
Total Drug Cost
239
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
429
Total Day Supply
3,618
Brand vs Generic
5% brand / 95% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$4K
Generic Drug Cost
$3K
Opioid Claims
44 (10.6% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
75

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
72.2 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.80
Gender Split
56% female / 44% male
Age Distribution
<65: 40, 65-74: 92, 75-84: 78, 85+: 29

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

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

What ALI AHMED, MD 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
Prednisone
41
Methylprednisolone
37
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
21
Naproxen
21
Tizanidine Hcl
21
Dicyclomine Hcl
19
Doxycycline Hyclate
18
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
15
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen
15
Ondansetron Hcl
13

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

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician Overview

How ALI AHMED, MD fits within the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

157
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician Providers in US
40
States with Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician
289
Avg Claims per Provider

ALI AHMED, MD's 417 claims are above the specialty average of 289.

Nearby Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician Providers in Florida

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

Compare Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ALI AHMED, MD's specialty?
ALI AHMED, MD specializes in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician and practices in TARPON SPRINGS, Florida. Credentials: MD.
How much does ALI AHMED, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, ALI AHMED, MD wrote 417 Medicare Part D claims totaling $7K in drug costs for 239 beneficiaries.
Where is ALI AHMED, MD located?
ALI AHMED, MD is located at 846 CALLISTA CAY LOOP, TARPON SPRINGS, FL, 34689. Phone: (419) 356-0566.
What is ALI AHMED, MD's NPI number?
ALI AHMED, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639518897, issued on 06/21/2013.
Does ALI AHMED, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
ALI AHMED, MD's prescribing is 5% brand-name and 95% generic drugs by claim count, with $4K in brand drug costs.
Does ALI AHMED, MD prescribe opioids?
Yes, ALI AHMED, MD had 44 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 10.6%.
How many Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 157 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers across 40 states in the US. The average Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician provider writes 289 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does ALI AHMED, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, ALI AHMED, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisone, Methylprednisolone, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does ALI AHMED, MD accept Medicare?
ALI AHMED, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 417 Part D claims and 239 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify ALI AHMED, MD's credentials?
ALI AHMED, MD's NPI is 1639518897 with credentials MD. 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

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.
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.

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

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