NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Basharat Ahmad, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Washington, DC

Basharat Ahmad, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1346777638, issued on May 17, 2017. Check the license on the District of Columbia Board of Medicine; 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
1346777638
Name
Basharat Ahmad
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
35.152972 OH
341914 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2041 George Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20060
Phone
(202) 865-6100
Enumerated
May 17, 2017
Record last updated
May 1, 2026
Fax
(202) 745-3731
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251222001235); 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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Verify Basharat Ahmad in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersDistrict of Columbia Board of MedicineCheck the board
  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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

442 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Basharat Ahmad442
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel134 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate50 claims
  3. Eliquis28 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium20 claims
  6. Spironolactone18 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: $1,095.45

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Basharat Ahmad$1,095.45
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ohio Physician Professional CorporationCanton, OH

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

Basharat Ahmad among 901 internal medicine physician records in District of Columbia

Basharat Ahmad, M.D. is one of 901 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 73% 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, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 513 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 207R00000X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

891 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Washington

They are 891 of the 45,857 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 901 internal medicine physician records in District of Columbia.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. R Adams, MDWashington, DC 200601447369038
  2. Nicholas Azinge, M.D.,FACP.Washington, DC 200601265491070
  3. Ricardo Caldera, MDWashington, DC 200601053420646
  4. Christopher Degannes, MDWashington, DC 200601518076116
  5. Anand Deonarine, MDWashington, DC 200601689615809
  6. Lisa Fitzpatrick, MD, MPHWashington, DC 200601588664056
  7. Tonja Gadsden, MDWashington, DC 200601689783102
  8. Charles Howell, M.D.Washington, DC 200601275580227

Common questions

What is Basharat Ahmad, M.D.'s NPI number?

Basharat Ahmad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346777638, issued on May 17, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Basharat Ahmad, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2041 George Avenue N.W., Washington, DC, 20060. Phone: (202) 865-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Basharat Ahmad, M.D.'s license?

Search the District of Columbia Board of Medicine at https://dchealth.dc.gov/bomed. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Basharat Ahmad, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Basharat Ahmad, M.D. had 442 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.