Waqas Ahmed, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Orwigsburg, PA
Waqas Ahmed, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1144568759, issued on Jan 17, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD446748, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Waqas Ahmed
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- MD446748 PA
45552 KY
0101257421 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1165 Centre Tpke, Orwigsburg, PA 17961
- Phone
- (484) 526-7800
- Enumerated
- Jan 17, 2013
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2026
- Fax
- (866) 732-7151
- Medicaid IDs
- 7100255570 KY
103046740 PA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150831002029); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Waqas Ahmed in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD446748Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,077 Medicare Part D claims for 631 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate429 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium248 claims
- Spironolactone234 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium208 claims
- Losartan Potassium203 claims
- Furosemide155 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $131.41
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Gslpg, IncOrwigsburg, PA
- St Lukes Physician Group IncBethlehem, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Waqas Ahmed among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Waqas Ahmed, MD is one of 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 79% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2000 among the 1,003 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Orwigsburg
They are 2 of the 182 NPPES records with a practice address in Orwigsburg, and 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Waqas Ahmed, MD's NPI number?
Waqas Ahmed, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144568759, issued on Jan 17, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Waqas Ahmed, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1165 Centre Tpke, Orwigsburg, PA, 17961. Phone: (484) 526-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Waqas Ahmed, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD446748, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Waqas Ahmed, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Waqas Ahmed, MD had 3,077 Medicare Part D claims for 631 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Waqas Ahmed, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.5 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), 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.