Ammar Ahmed, MD

86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adolescent medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

467 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,355 among the 244 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

Most prescribed

1. Clobetasol Propionate77 claims
2. Triamcinolone Acetonide66 claims
3. Ketoconazole38 claims
4. Dupixent Pen26 claims
5. Fluorouracil23 claims
6. Tacrolimus19 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.

The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 72.5 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.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $397.63

4 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc.. The 144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $899.88 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.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

1. Central Texas Community Health CentersAustin, TX
2. Seton Family OF DoctorsAustin, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.