NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shakeel Ahmad

Internal Medicine Physician · Dunkirk, NY

Shakeel Ahmad is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Dunkirk, New York, and NPI 1043286602, issued on Feb 24, 2006. Check the license (New York 221553, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043286602
Name
Shakeel Ahmad
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
221553 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
529 Central Ave, Dunkirk, NY 14048
Phone
(716) 672-5420
Enumerated
Feb 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 25, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090702000048); 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 529 Central Ave

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

  1. Jason Barker, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1134253271
  2. David Baum, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1750648317
  3. Heather Beaman, PTPhysical Therapist1679119200
  4. Don Collure, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1366556979
  5. Cassondra Conklin, RNHome Health Registered Nurse1679166458
  6. Gregory Difrancesco, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1215919857

Verify Shakeel Ahmad in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  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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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,252 Medicare Part D claims for 451 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 41 claims were for opioids.

  1. Shakeel Ahmad2,252
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium119 claims
  2. Lisinopril103 claims
  3. Duloxetine Hcl75 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa71 claims
  5. Naproxen71 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl68 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: $218.96

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, 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. Shakeel Ahmad$218.96
  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. Great Lakes Physician Practice PCSilver Creek, NY

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

Shakeel Ahmad among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Shakeel Ahmad is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1976 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 61% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Dunkirk

They are 6 of the 364 NPPES records with a practice address in Dunkirk, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hyder AlamDunkirk, NY 140481750357810
  2. Michael Guilding PitaDunkirk, NY 140481003293291
  3. Avani Gayathri Kanneganti, MDDunkirk, NY 140481235585407
  4. Ravi Jyot Singh Sahni, M.D.Dunkirk, NY 140481215483581
  5. Stephen Smith, M.D.Dunkirk, NY 140481336237783
  6. Peter McQuiller, MDDerby, NY 140471558326173
  7. Vinod Garg, MDEast Amherst, NY 140511437184173
  8. Donald Jacob, M.D.East Amherst, NY 140511346362894

Common questions

What is Shakeel Ahmad's NPI number?

Shakeel Ahmad's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043286602, issued on Feb 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shakeel Ahmad located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 529 Central Ave, Dunkirk, NY, 14048. Phone: (716) 672-5420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shakeel Ahmad's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 221553, 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 Shakeel Ahmad prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shakeel Ahmad had 2,252 Medicare Part D claims for 451 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.

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.