Samir Ahmad, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Albany, NY
Samir Ahmad, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1609260058, issued on Mar 24, 2015. Check the license (New York 294556, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samir Ahmad
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 294556 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY 12208
- Phone
- (518) 262-5511
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220510001589); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samir Ahmad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 294556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samir Ahmad among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Samir Ahmad, MD is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Albany
They are 103 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Samir Ahmad, MD's NPI number?
Samir Ahmad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609260058, issued on Mar 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samir Ahmad, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 47 New Scotland Ave, Albany, NY, 12208. Phone: (518) 262-5511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samir Ahmad, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 294556, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Samir Ahmad, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 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.