NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Syed Viqar Ahmed, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Katy, TX

Syed Viqar Ahmed, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Katy, Texas, and NPI 1184673253, issued on May 8, 2006. Check the license (Texas K1333, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184673253
Name
Syed Viqar Ahmed
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
K1333 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
23215 Red River Dr, Katy, TX 77494
Phone
(281) 398-2900
Enumerated
May 8, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 4, 2022
Fax
(281) 398-9990
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040528000803); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 23215 Red River Dr

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  1. William ClassenPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1447858162

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,243 Medicare Part D claims for 510 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. 142 claims were for opioids.

  1. Syed Ahmed7,243
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium499 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate416 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium361 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium337 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl286 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium242 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: $436.48

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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. Syed Ahmed$436.48
  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.

Syed Viqar Ahmed among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Syed Viqar Ahmed, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

54 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Katy

They are 54 of the 5,078 NPPES records with a practice address in Katy, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vijaya Dwibhashi, M.D.Katy, TX 774941669612057
  2. Saba Jafri, MDKaty, TX 774941265822373
  3. Ranga Kattegummula, MDKaty, TX 774941275516577
  4. Christopher Levert, MDFulshear, TX 774941336594878
  5. Francisco Medrano, MDKaty, TX 774941376590299
  6. Humera Naqvi, MDKaty, TX 774941215247358
  7. Balakrishna Prabhakar, MDKaty, TX 774941821067778
  8. Mirna Puesan, MDKaty, TX 774941629292594

Common questions

What is Syed Viqar Ahmed, MD's NPI number?

Syed Viqar Ahmed, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184673253, issued on May 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Syed Viqar Ahmed, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23215 Red River Dr, Katy, TX, 77494. Phone: (281) 398-2900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Syed Viqar Ahmed, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K1333, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Syed Viqar Ahmed, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Syed Viqar Ahmed, MD had 7,243 Medicare Part D claims for 510 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.