Tahir Ahmed, M.D., PH.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Boston, MA
Tahir Ahmed, M.D., PH.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1275981342, issued on May 31, 2016. Check the license (Massachusetts 268374, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tahir Ahmed
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 268374 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215
- Phone
- (617) 667-5048
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210722000592); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tahir Ahmed in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 268374Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
1,825 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 417 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin473 claims
- Pregabalin233 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen153 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium140 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen99 claims
- Baclofen79 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: $598.22
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Partners Physician GroupAkron, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tahir Ahmed among 2,089 anesthesiology physician records in Massachusetts
Tahir Ahmed, M.D., PH.D. is one of 2,089 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 1,472 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 207L00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,082 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 1,082 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 2,089 anesthesiology physician records in Massachusetts.
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Common questions
What is Tahir Ahmed, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Tahir Ahmed, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275981342, issued on May 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tahir Ahmed, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA, 02215. Phone: (617) 667-5048. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tahir Ahmed, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 268374, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tahir Ahmed, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tahir Ahmed, M.D., PH.D. had 1,825 Medicare Part D claims for 319 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.