Muhammad Altaf Ahmed, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Russellville, KY
Muhammad Altaf Ahmed, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Russellville, Kentucky, and NPI 1275525933, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 31168, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Muhammad Altaf Ahmed
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 31168 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1623 Nashville St, Russellville, KY 42276
- Phone
- (270) 726-1785
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 726-2278
- Medicaid ID
- 64311681 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050124000662); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1623 Nashville St
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Verify Muhammad Altaf Ahmed in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 31168Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
4,296 Medicare Part D claims for 479 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta345 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa276 claims
- Montelukast Sodium240 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate147 claims
- Breo Ellipta135 claims
- Prednisone134 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $784.27
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
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
- Commonwealth Health Corporation, Inc.Bowling Green, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Muhammad Altaf Ahmed among 235 pulmonary disease physician records in Kentucky
Muhammad Altaf Ahmed, MD is one of 235 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 51% 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky
There are 235 pulmonary disease physician records in Kentucky.
All 235 in Kentucky → Every provider in Russellville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Brasher, M.D.Owensboro, KY 423031912341264
- Rejmon Dedaj, M.D.Owensboro, KY 423031124297361
- Meliha Hrustanovic-Kadic, M.D.Owensboro, KY 423031639600539
- Michael Muzoora, M.D.Owensboro, KY 423031629237458
- Sarah Neill, M.D.Owensboro, KY 423031518301514
- Berhanemeskel Nesketa, M.D.Owensboro, KY 423031003126996
- William Obryan, MDOwensboro, KY 423031194726992
- Thomas Waring, MDOwensboro, KY 423031588812564
Common questions
What is Muhammad Altaf Ahmed, MD's NPI number?
Muhammad Altaf Ahmed, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275525933, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Muhammad Altaf Ahmed, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1623 Nashville St, Russellville, KY, 42276. Phone: (270) 726-1785. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Muhammad Altaf Ahmed, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 31168, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Muhammad Altaf Ahmed, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Muhammad Altaf Ahmed, MD had 4,296 Medicare Part D claims for 479 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Muhammad Altaf Ahmed, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.