Saad Ahmad, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Elmhurst, IL
Saad Ahmad, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Elmhurst, Illinois, and NPI 1881613297, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036124666, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saad Ahmad
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036124666 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 152 N Addison Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126
- Phone
- (630) 833-9621
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (630) 833-9465
- Medicaid ID
- 036124666 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160329000564); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 152 N Addison Ave
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Verify Saad Ahmad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036124666Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,767 Medicare Part D claims for 441 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Difluprednate818 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl489 claims
- Bromfenac Sodium288 claims
- Brinzolamide281 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate145 claims
- Prolensa145 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,849.61
97 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alimera Sciences, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Kovach Eye Institute LtdElmhurst, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saad Ahmad among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Saad Ahmad, MD is one of 898 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
All 898 in Illinois → Every provider in Elmhurst → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohamed Adenwalla, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261184679524
- Fatima Ali, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261467711689
- Mateen Aliniazee, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261831249200
- Sucharita Arora, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261083799142
- Marlyn Goldberg, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261629066519
- Marius Gradianu, D.O.Elmhurst, IL 601261144665878
- David Hayden, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261396738217
- Kevin Kovach, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261386643658
Common questions
What is Saad Ahmad, MD's NPI number?
Saad Ahmad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881613297, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saad Ahmad, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 152 N Addison Ave, Elmhurst, IL, 60126. Phone: (630) 833-9621. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saad Ahmad, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036124666, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Saad Ahmad, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saad Ahmad, MD had 2,767 Medicare Part D claims for 441 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Saad Ahmad, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.