Farhan Ahmed, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Amherst, NY
Farhan Ahmed, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Amherst, New York, and NPI 1912318940, issued on May 13, 2014. Check the license (New York 317396, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farhan Ahmed
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 317396 NY
79694 GA
49669 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4979 Harlem RD, Amherst, NY 14226
- Phone
- (716) 923-4380
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2023
- Fax
- (716) 923-4384
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180710001687); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Farhan Ahmed in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 317396Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
335 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir36 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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: $111.39
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Piedmont Hospitalist Physicians LLCConyers, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Farhan Ahmed among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York
Farhan Ahmed, MD is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in New York
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Common questions
What is Farhan Ahmed, MD's NPI number?
Farhan Ahmed, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912318940, issued on May 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farhan Ahmed, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4979 Harlem RD, Amherst, NY, 14226. Phone: (716) 923-4380. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farhan Ahmed, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 317396, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Farhan Ahmed, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farhan Ahmed, MD had 335 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.