Shahla Ahmad, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Buffalo, NY
Shahla Ahmad, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1093121220, issued on Jul 9, 2014. Check the license (New York 290860, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shahla Ahmad
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 290860 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 34 Benwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14214
- Phone
- (716) 986-9199
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171107001747); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 34 Benwood Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Furqan Ahmed, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1568721819
- Noor Aref, MSWCounselor1053076992
- Lida AtarodPediatrics Physician1376414839
- Timothy Banks, PTPhysical Therapist1104996172
- Dimario Bell, LMHCMental Health Counselor1669955639
- Christina BettonMarriage & Family Therapist1093601106
Verify Shahla 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 290860Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,294 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate155 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium121 claims
- Lisinopril114 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa104 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide84 claims
- Metformin Hcl69 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: $61.26
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Hologic Sales and Service, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Community Health Center OF Buffalo IncBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shahla Ahmad among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
Shahla Ahmad, M.D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in New York
There are 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Cassidy FinnBuffalo, NY 142141700383403
- Andrew Gaddi, DOBuffalo, NY 142141932858271
- Eric GrimaldiBuffalo, NY 142141427517440
- Bharat Kohli, MDBuffalo, NY 142141053930834
- Gurinder Rai, MDBuffalo, NY 142141508839721
Common questions
What is Shahla Ahmad, M.D.'s NPI number?
Shahla Ahmad, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093121220, issued on Jul 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shahla Ahmad, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34 Benwood Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14214. Phone: (716) 986-9199. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shahla Ahmad, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 290860, 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.
How much does Shahla Ahmad, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shahla Ahmad, M.D. had 2,294 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.