NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ammar Ahmad, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Bakersfield, CA

Ammar Ahmad, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1407384456, issued on Jun 2, 2017. Check the license (California A164323, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407384456
Name
Ammar Ahmad
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A164323 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1600 E Belle Ter, Bakersfield, CA 93307
Phone
(661) 635-2950
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 17, 2022
Fax
(661) 635-2983
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220824002961); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1600 E Belle Ter

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

  1. Rebecca AbairCase Manager/Care Coordinator1255468823
  2. Sara Abdijadid, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1407163934
  3. Jared AgertonCase Manager/Care Coordinator1588149918
  4. Daniel AlexanderCase Manager/Care Coordinator1609390756
  5. Edith Alvarez ZepedaCase Manager/Care Coordinator1730859877
  6. Brian AnDay Training/Habilitation Specialist1982479333

Verify Ammar Ahmad in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score65.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Kern County Hospital AuthorityBakersfield, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ammar Ahmad among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Ammar Ahmad, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

109 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield

They are 109 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sara Abdijadid, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933071407163934
  2. Rossano Bangasan, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933071659407955
  3. Komal Desai, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933071144217506
  4. Forrest Doan, D.O.Bakersfield, CA 933071639412042
  5. Veena Doddakashi, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933071427150820
  6. Michael Essex, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933071952335820
  7. Mark Giesbrecht, M.D.Bakersfield, CA 933071366554560
  8. Sahana Huq, MDBakersfield, CA 933071154479012

Common questions

What is Ammar Ahmad, MD's NPI number?

Ammar Ahmad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407384456, issued on Jun 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ammar Ahmad, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 E Belle Ter, Bakersfield, CA, 93307. Phone: (661) 635-2950. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ammar Ahmad, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A164323, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Ammar Ahmad, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.