NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Nuclear Cardiology Physician NPI 1376593871 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Riaz Ahmed, M.D.
Nuclear Cardiology Physician in Encinitas, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 391 in Nuclear Cardiology 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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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
5K
Medicare Part D claims · 1K beneficiaries · Nuclear Cardiology Physician avg: 4K
Generic prescribing
80%
generic claims · 20% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$1.3K
61 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Riaz Ahmed, M.D. filed 5,388 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Nuclear Cardiology Physician in Encinitas, California, prescribing 80% generic.
- 5K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 80%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥94th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
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.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Riaz Ahmed, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1376593871), first enumerated 05/12/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 5,388 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.3K in reported industry payments (61 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Riaz Ahmed, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1376593871 · Nuclear Cardiology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-TRACE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1376593871
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-TRACE 391
- RX-MID 5,388
- BOOK-THIN 47 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM Bruce Kriegel, MD · 2006
Riaz Ahmed, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
5,388 ≥ 94th percentile 94% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. 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.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Riaz Ahmed, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 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 Riaz Ahmed, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Nuclear Cardiology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
5,388 29% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in California
How Nuclear Cardiology Physician compares to other specialties among California providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Nuclear Cardiology Physician. Verify directly:
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).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1376593871 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Nuclear Cardiology Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/12/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Riaz Ahmed, M.D. 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.
Scripps Health
La Jolla, CA
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 Riaz Ahmed, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.3K
Largest payer
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
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.
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Riaz Ahmed, M.D.. To verify Riaz Ahmed, M.D.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Riaz Ahmed, M.D. - brand share 20.0%
Nuclear Cardiology Physician average
20% brand-name claims vs 80% generic, on 5,388 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
5,388
Total Claims
$1.3M
Total Drug Cost
1,030
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 14,259.067
- Total Day Supply
- 425,723
- Brand vs Generic
- 20% brand / 80% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $1.2M
- Generic Drug Cost
- $106K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 29
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 78.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.47
- Gender Split
- 44% female / 56% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 15, 65-74: 337, 75-84: 458, 85+: 220
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Riaz Ahmed, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Eliquis
Eliquis
507 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate
Metoprolol Succinate
498 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium
Rosuvastatin Calcium
476 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
411 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
303 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
274 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
204 claims
- Furosemide 197
Furosemide
197 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Eliquis Apixaban | 507 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 498 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 476 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 411 |
| Losartan Potassium | 303 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 274 |
| Lisinopril | 204 |
| Furosemide | 197 |
| Ezetimibe | 176 |
| Carvedilol | 166 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Nuclear Cardiology Physician Overview
How Riaz Ahmed, M.D. fits within the Nuclear Cardiology Physician landscape nationally.
391
Nuclear Cardiology Physician Providers in US
37
States with Nuclear Cardiology Physician
4,174
Avg Claims per Provider
Riaz Ahmed, M.D.'s 5,388 claims are above the specialty average of 4,174.
Nationwide Nuclear Cardiology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Ahmed, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Nuclear Cardiology Physician Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ahmed.
One of 47 Nuclear Cardiology Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Siva Arunasalam
M D
Victorville, CA
Dr. Shadfar Bahri
M.D.
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Leslie Baluyot
MD
Modesto, CA
Dr. Raye Bellinger
MD
Sacramento, CA
Dr. Shalini Bhambani
M.D.
Redwood City, CA
Compare Nuclear Cardiology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Riaz Ahmed, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Riaz Ahmed, M.D. specializes in Nuclear Cardiology Physician and practices in Encinitas, California. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Riaz Ahmed, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Riaz Ahmed, M.D. wrote 5,388 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.3M in drug costs for 1,030 beneficiaries.
Where is Riaz Ahmed, M.D. located? ▼
Riaz Ahmed, M.D. is located at 310 SANTA FE DR, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 633-7275.
What is Riaz Ahmed, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Riaz Ahmed, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376593871, issued on 05/12/2006.
Does Riaz Ahmed, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Riaz Ahmed, M.D.'s prescribing is 20% brand-name and 80% generic drugs by claim count, with $1.2M in brand drug costs.
How many Nuclear Cardiology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 391 Nuclear Cardiology Physician providers across 37 states in the US. The average Nuclear Cardiology Physician provider writes 4,174 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Riaz Ahmed, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Riaz Ahmed, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Eliquis, Metoprolol Succinate, Rosuvastatin Calcium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Riaz Ahmed, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Riaz Ahmed, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 5,388 Part D claims and 1,030 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Riaz Ahmed, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Riaz Ahmed, M.D.'s NPI is 1376593871 with credentials M.D.. 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 (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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