NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kareem Irshad Shaikh Ahmad, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Westminster, CA

Kareem Irshad Shaikh Ahmad, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Westminster, California, and NPI 1215220942, issued on May 27, 2011. Check the license (California A128837, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215220942
Name
Kareem Irshad Shaikh Ahmad
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
A128837 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14120 Beach Blvd Ste 101, Westminster, CA 92683
Phone
(949) 795-6022
Enumerated
May 27, 2011
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2026
Fax
(949) 276-3084
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240717003005); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 14120 Beach Blvd Ste 101

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

  1. Gurdeep Singh, M.D.General Practice Physician1205405529

Verify Kareem Irshad Shaikh 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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Industry payments in 2024: $16.27

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mirati Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kareem Ahmad$16.27
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. Caduceus Physicians Medical GroupYorba Linda, CA
  2. Central Valley Critical Care Medicine - A Professional CorporatBakersfield, CA
  3. Critical Care Services PCIrvine, CA
  4. Movn Health Medical Group PLLCAlbany, NY

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

Kareem Irshad Shaikh Ahmad among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Kareem Irshad Shaikh Ahmad, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Pham, MDWestminster, CA 926831043401698
  2. William Chang, D.O.San Juan Capistrano, CA 926751417902149
  3. Robert Goldberg, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911609920008
  4. Gisele Kabbach, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911255795076
  5. Rahul Kale, MDSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751447330915
  6. Bryan King, M.D.San Juan Capistrano, CA 926751871785220
  7. Sanjivan Kohli, MDSan Juan Capistrano, CA 926751801129663
  8. Raul Marquez, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911215914536

Common questions

What is Kareem Irshad Shaikh Ahmad, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kareem Irshad Shaikh Ahmad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215220942, issued on May 27, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kareem Irshad Shaikh Ahmad, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14120 Beach Blvd Ste 101, Westminster, CA, 92683. Phone: (949) 795-6022. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kareem Irshad Shaikh Ahmad, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A128837, 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.

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.

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