NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sameera Ahmad, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC

Sameera Ahmad, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1831135805, issued on Jun 20, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2006-01873, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831135805
Name
Sameera Ahmad
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
2006-01873 NC
53779 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 213-4411
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 9, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(866) 285-9740
Medicaid IDs
1831135805 NC
363742 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140131001573); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 509 Biltmore Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nicole Abello, DOHospitalist Physician1205576444
  2. Maroun Aboutayeh, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1447757992
  3. Edgar Acuna Morin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1780172692
  4. Saisree Reddy Adla Jala, MBBSInternal Medicine Physician1730855230
  5. Lisa Alexander-Danks, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1083854467
  6. Stefania Aljoe, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1851033161

Verify Sameera Ahmad in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 2006-01873    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

409 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sameera Ahmad409
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass30 claims
  2. Furosemide24 claims
  3. Prednisone24 claims
  4. Eliquis19 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate18 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium17 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: $184.24

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sameera Ahmad$184.24
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Musc Community PhysiciansOrangeburg, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sameera Ahmad among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

Sameera Ahmad, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

203 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 203 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anna Bartow, MDAsheville, NC 288011851377501
  2. Kenneth Cassell, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011831150317
  3. Ronald Friedman, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011154311082
  4. William Halstenberg, MDAsheville, NC 288011699770685
  5. Hal Hemme, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011194791442
  6. Charles Hines, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011881681617
  7. David Humphrey, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011972592301
  8. John McLelland, MDAsheville, NC 288011396739181

Common questions

What is Sameera Ahmad, M.D.'s NPI number?

Sameera Ahmad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831135805, issued on Jun 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sameera Ahmad, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 213-4411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sameera Ahmad, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2006-01873, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sameera Ahmad, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sameera Ahmad, M.D. had 409 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.