Waqas Ahmad, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Rockford, IL
Waqas Ahmad, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rockford, Illinois, and NPI 1316300247, issued on Mar 29, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 036152963, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Waqas Ahmad
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036152963 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5970 Churchview Dr, Rockford, IL 61107
- Phone
- (815) 971-2000
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 28, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (815) 971-9267
- Medicaid IDs
- 036152963 IL
1316300247 WI - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200519000468); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5970 Churchview Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lisa AhlbergOccupational Therapist1962375899
- Naveed AhmedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346090339
- Sanaiya Ahmed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285574558
- Sultan AhmedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1841993854
Verify Waqas Ahmad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036152963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
15,682 Medicare Part D claims for 940 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 309 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium802 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium700 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate629 claims
- Lisinopril583 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium580 claims
- Omeprazole396 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: $376.24
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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 3 group practices
- Nova Medico SCPark Ridge, IL
- Rockford Health PhysiciansLoves Park, IL
- United Wound Care Institute-IllinoisNaperville, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Waqas Ahmad among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Waqas Ahmad, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 63% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 63% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 47% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
82 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rockford
They are 82 of the 3,893 NPPES records with a practice address in Rockford, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matilda Abu-Saba, MDRockford, IL 611071760020739
- Thordur Agustsson, MDRockford, IL 611071790895977
- Irene Boswell, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071548226905
- Solab Chitrakar, MDRockford, IL 611071750934584
- Roy El KoussaRockford, IL 611071518543065
- Gautam Gupta, M.D.Rockford, IL 611071477734226
- David Mitchell, MDRockford, IL 611071013027200
- Jon Monkemeyer, MDRockford, IL 611071114087731
Common questions
What is Waqas Ahmad, MD's NPI number?
Waqas Ahmad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316300247, issued on Mar 29, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Waqas Ahmad, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5970 Churchview Dr, Rockford, IL, 61107. Phone: (815) 971-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Waqas Ahmad, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036152963, 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 Waqas Ahmad, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Waqas Ahmad, MD had 15,682 Medicare Part D claims for 940 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.