Samera Ahmad, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chicago, IL
Samera Ahmad, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1750918694, issued on Mar 23, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 036.174734, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samera Ahmad
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036.174734 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1950 W Polk St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (305) 326-6000
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2020
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250912000737); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samera 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 036.174734Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
464 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate148 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim59 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine46 claims
- Moxifloxacin45 claims
- Valacyclovir22 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate13 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: $695.91
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 2 group practices
- Cook CountyChicago, IL
- University OF MiamiMiami, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samera Ahmad among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Samera 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 2020, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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
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- Charlotte JoslinChicago, IL 606121194735217
Common questions
What is Samera Ahmad, MD's NPI number?
Samera Ahmad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750918694, issued on Mar 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samera Ahmad, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1950 W Polk St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (305) 326-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samera Ahmad, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.174734, 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 Samera Ahmad, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samera Ahmad, MD had 464 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.