NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Syed Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Elizabethtown, KY

Syed Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, and NPI 1255314407, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license (Kentucky 34808, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255314407
Name
Syed Zulfiqar Ahmed
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
34808 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1009 N Dixie, Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Phone
(270) 765-4361
Enumerated
Nov 22, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 22, 2025
Fax
(270) 737-7654
Medicaid ID
64348089 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110601000228); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

5,584 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Syed Ahmed5,584
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium319 claims
  2. Lisinopril258 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl218 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium186 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate161 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate159 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score83.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $624.81

37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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. Syed Ahmed$624.81
  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 2 group practices

  1. Healthway Internal Medicine And Pediatrics PLLCElizabethtown, KY
  2. PT Pros, IncElizabethtown, KY

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

27 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Elizabethtown

They are 27 of the 1,781 NPPES records with a practice address in Elizabethtown, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.

Other internal medicine physician records in Kentucky

  1. June AbadillaJackson, KY1811975683
  2. Bilal Abaid, M.D.Louisville, KY1144960444
  3. Joseph Abayev, MDLouisville, KY1437503752
  4. Syed Abbas, MDLouisville, KY1285081398
  5. Saba Abdulsada, MDLexington, KY1750906418
  6. Melecio Abordo, M.D.Jackson, KY1871590935
  7. Michelle Aboud, MDLouisville, KY1891709515
  8. Andrew Abraham, MDLexington, KY1306424627
  9. Wilmer Abshier, M.D.Owensboro, KY1225020621
  10. Kamana Acharya, M.DElizabethtown, KY1124647359

Common questions

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

Syed Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255314407, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Syed Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1009 N Dixie, Elizabethtown, KY, 42701. Phone: (270) 765-4361. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 34808, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Syed Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD had 5,584 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Syed Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.7 of 100. 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.