Syed Ahmad, M.D./ RHEUMATOLOGIST appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Specialist provider holding M.D./ RHEUMATOLOGIST credentials at 11 WESTWOOD MEDICAL PARK, Bluefield, VA, 24605, with a listed phone of (276) 326-2638. NPI 1487654182 was issued on 07/26/2005.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 5,741 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 498 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $4.1 million in drug spend, split 13% brand-name and 87% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.5%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 30/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 0, Cost 100), compared with the national average of 83.1.

Specialist is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 69,658 enrolled providers across 55 states and an average of 1,474 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

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