Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed, MD
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1851545859, issued on Nov 5, 2008. Check the license (Texas M1453, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- M1453 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8876 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77017
- Phone
- (713) 947-9509
- Enumerated
- Nov 5, 2008
- Record last updated
- Feb 6, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051007000226); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8876 Gulf Freeway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M1453Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
849 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate215 claims
- Furosemide72 claims
- Velphoro48 claims
- Calcium Acetate40 claims
- Lisinopril36 claims
- Carvedilol33 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: $279.10
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Renal Specialists OF Houston, PABaytown, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Eric Faust, MDHouston, TX 770171306862396
- Jennifer Finch, MDHouston, TX 770171225053879
- Salman Khan, MDHouston, TX 770171104842095
- Robert Leggington, MDHouston, TX 770171790704666
- Bilal Moukaddem, MDHouston, TX 770171497771489
- Henry Muniz, MDHouston, TX 770171023034014
Common questions
What is Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed, MD's NPI number?
Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851545859, issued on Nov 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8876 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX, 77017. Phone: (713) 947-9509. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M1453, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mohammed Ashfaq Ahmed, MD had 849 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.