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2026 NPPES data Pulmonary Disease Physician NPI 1083669741 MD
Verify on CMS → Mahmood Alam, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician in Whitesburg, Kentucky.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 9,271 in Pulmonary Disease Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 422 beneficiaries · Pulmonary Disease Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
75/100
▼ 8 pts below national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$953.3
57 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Mahmood Alam, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75/100 - below the 83.1 national average - and filed 2,692 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 75/100
- MIPS score · -8 vs avg
- 3K
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Mahmood Alam, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
75 15th percentile higher than 15% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Mahmood Alam, MD sits
This provider among pulmonary disease physician peers
Across the 2,676 pulmonary disease physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Mahmood Alam, MD writes more Part D claims than 80% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 16% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one pulmonary disease physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Mahmood Alam, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Mahmood Alam, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Mahmood Alam, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Pulmonary Disease Physician
Medicare Part D claims
2,692 85% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100 8.1 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Kentucky
How Pulmonary Disease Physician compares to other specialties among Kentucky providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Mahmood Alam, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Pulmonary Disease Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 75/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Pulmonary Disease Physician) - 75/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Mahmood Alam, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Pulmonary Disease Physician provider holding MD credentials at 226 MEDICAL PLAZA LANE, Whitesburg, KY, 41858, with a listed phone of (606) 633-4871. NPI 1083669741 was issued on 05/23/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,692 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 422 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $5.2 million in drug spend, with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.9%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 75/100 for the 2023 performance year, compared with the national average of 83.1.
Pulmonary Disease Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 9,271 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,457 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1083669741 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/23/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Mahmood Alam, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
Whitesburg, KY
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Mahmood Alam, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$953
Largest payer
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
2,692
Total Claims
$5.2M
Total Drug Cost
422
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 3,320
- Total Day Supply
- 89,311
- Generic Drug Cost
- $33K
- Opioid Claims
- 24 (0.9% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 177
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 67.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.58
- Gender Split
- 32% female / 68% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 135, 65-74: 197, 75-84: 76, 85+: 14
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Mahmood Alam, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Prolastin C
Prolastin C
162 claims
- Furosemide
Furosemide
159 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate …
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
127 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
111 claims
- Glassia
Glassia
99 claims
- Theophylline Er
Theophylline Er
97 claims
- Gammagard Liquid
Gammagard Liquid
84 claims
- Symbicort
Symbicort
80 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Prolastin C Alpha-1-Proteinase Inhibitor | 162 |
| Furosemide | 159 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 127 |
| Prednisone | 111 |
| Glassia Alpha-1-Proteinase Inhibitor | 99 |
| Theophylline Er Theophylline Anhydrous | 97 |
| Gammagard Liquid Immun Glob G(Igg)/Gly/Iga Ov50 | 84 |
| Symbicort Budesonide/Formoterol Fumarate | 80 |
| Trelegy Ellipta Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 76 |
| Levofloxacin | 66 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Pulmonary Disease Physician Overview
How Mahmood Alam, MD fits within the Pulmonary Disease Physician landscape nationally.
9,271
Pulmonary Disease Physician Providers in US
53
States with Pulmonary Disease Physician
1,457
Avg Claims per Provider
Mahmood Alam, MD's 2,692 claims are above the specialty average of 1,457.
Nearby Pulmonary Disease Physician Providers in Kentucky
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Kentucky, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Alam.
Dr. Amadeo Abraham
M.D.
Louisville, KY
Dr. Imama Ahmad
MD
Lexington, KY
Dr. Mateen Ahmed
M.D
Somerset, KY
Dr. Moayad Al-Sona'
MD
Lexington, KY
Dr. Ammar Almasalkhi
MD
Louisville, KY
Compare Pulmonary Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Kentucky medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Pulmonary Disease Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Mahmood Alam, MD's specialty? ▼
Mahmood Alam, MD specializes in Pulmonary Disease Physician and practices in Whitesburg, Kentucky. Credentials: MD.
How much does Mahmood Alam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Mahmood Alam, MD wrote 2,692 Medicare Part D claims totaling $5.2M in drug costs for 422 beneficiaries.
What is Mahmood Alam, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Mahmood Alam, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Mahmood Alam, MD located? ▼
Mahmood Alam, MD is located at 226 MEDICAL PLAZA LANE, Whitesburg, KY, 41858. Phone: (606) 633-4871.
What is Mahmood Alam, MD's NPI number? ▼
Mahmood Alam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083669741, issued on 05/23/2006.
Does Mahmood Alam, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Mahmood Alam, MD had 24 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.9%.
How many Pulmonary Disease Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 9,271 Pulmonary Disease Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Pulmonary Disease Physician provider writes 1,457 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Mahmood Alam, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Mahmood Alam, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Prolastin C, Furosemide, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Mahmood Alam, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Mahmood Alam, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,692 Part D claims and 422 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Mahmood Alam, MD's credentials? ▼
Mahmood Alam, MD's NPI is 1083669741 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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