Syed Rafique Ahmed, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM
Syed Rafique Ahmed, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1184008153, issued on Jul 19, 2015. Check the license (New Mexico MD2018-0618, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Syed Rafique Ahmed
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD2018-0618 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3030 W Picacho Ave Ste D, Las Cruces, NM 88007
- Phone
- (575) 556-6470
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (575) 522-0375
- Medicaid ID
- 07122535 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190108003769); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Syed Rafique Ahmed in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2018-0618Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,516 Medicare Part D claims for 435 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. 128 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium426 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate347 claims
- Losartan Potassium255 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium244 claims
- Lisinopril230 claims
- Furosemide178 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: $517.08
25 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.
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
- Las Cruces Physician Practices, LLCLas Cruces, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Syed Rafique Ahmed among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
Syed Rafique Ahmed, M.D. is one of 770 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2009 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% 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 Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
52 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Cruces
They are 52 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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- Harry BassLas Cruces, NM 880111952398364
- Michael Bell, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111851397723
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Common questions
What is Syed Rafique Ahmed, M.D.'s NPI number?
Syed Rafique Ahmed, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184008153, issued on Jul 19, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Syed Rafique Ahmed, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3030 W Picacho Ave Ste D, Las Cruces, NM, 88007. Phone: (575) 556-6470. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Syed Rafique Ahmed, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2018-0618, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Syed Rafique Ahmed, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Syed Rafique Ahmed, M.D. had 7,516 Medicare Part D claims for 435 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.