Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Talha Ahmed, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician · Dekalb, IL

Talha Ahmed, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Dekalb, Illinois, and NPI 1225560733, issued on Apr 3, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 036.151052, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1225560733
Name
Talha Ahmed
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
036.151052 IL
036151052 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Kish Hospital Dr, Dekalb, IL 60115
Phone
(815) 766-7334
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1 Kish Hospital Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Syed Abdur-Rahman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1538658729
  2. Christopher Adams, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1326182635
  3. Tiffany Adamson, APRN, FNP-BCNurse Practitioner1679299606
  4. Estefany AndersonPhysical Therapist1689127318
  5. David Anthony, M.D., M.P.H.Emergency Medicine Physician1649437682
  6. Gregory Arnold, M.D.Specialist1235322363

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

61 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Talha Ahmed61
  2. Specialty average355

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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score96.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationDekalb, IL
  2. Statera Health Care LLCWatseka, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

20 emergency medicine physician records list a Dekalb practice address

They are 20 of the 936 NPPES records with a Dekalb practice address, and 3,096 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.

Other emergency medicine physician records in Illinois

  1. Osama Aaflaq, M.D.Carbondale, IL1083663520
  2. Suresh Abad, M.D.Vernon Hills, IL1639100126
  3. Albert Abalos, M.D.Elmhurst, IL1881983484
  4. Habib Abbasi, M.D.Joliet, IL1902832835
  5. Andrew Abbeg, D.O.Greenville, IL1548490311
  6. Ryan Abbott, DOChicago, IL1477243517
  7. Zakaria Abdulnabi, M.D.Urbana, IL1790135499
  8. Logan Abel, MDChicago, IL1447900592
  9. Claire Abramoff, MDChicago, IL1316380009
  10. Rachel Abrams, M.D.Chicago, IL1659786317

Common questions

What is Talha Ahmed, DO's NPI number?

Talha Ahmed, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225560733, issued on Apr 3, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Talha Ahmed, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Kish Hospital Dr, Dekalb, IL, 60115. Phone: (815) 766-7334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Talha Ahmed, DO's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.151052, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Talha Ahmed, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Talha Ahmed, DO had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Talha Ahmed, DO's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

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