Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Waseem Ahmed, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · West Hollywood, CA

Waseem Ahmed, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in West Hollywood, California, and NPI 1497166573, issued on May 12, 2014. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1497166573
Name
Waseem Ahmed
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
Practice location
8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048
Phone
(310) 423-4100
Enumerated
May 12, 2014
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 8700 Beverly Blvd

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

  1. Ryan Abdul-HaqqStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1386087864
  2. Sina Abedi, MDAnesthesiology Physician1497558951
  3. Gohar AbrahamryanPhysician Assistant1871729715
  4. Barham Abu Dayyeh, MDInternal Medicine Physician1902927353
  5. Anisa Abu-Ramaileh, PHARM.D., BCPSPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1447769732
  6. Jay Acharya, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1871995498

Verify Waseem Ahmed in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

339 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 848 among the 13,066 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Waseem Ahmed339
  2. Specialty average848

Most prescribed

  1. Gavilyte-C43 claims
  2. Rinvoq38 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium32 claims
  4. Mesalamine29 claims
  5. Stelara28 claims
  6. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf24 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score86.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $6,278.96

3 payments, mostly consulting fee; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc.. The 10,593 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,948.62 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Waseem Ahmed$6,278.96
  2. Specialty average$4,948.62

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
  2. Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationBeverly Hills, CA

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.

Gastroenterology Physician providers in California

There are 1,749 gastroenterology physician records in California.

Other gastroenterology physician records in California

  1. David Aarons, MDLodi, CA1619081379
  2. Constante Abaya, MDOxnard, CA1003918459
  3. Homan Abdollahzadeh, MDPalm Springs, CA1184634826
  4. John Abdulian, M.D.Fresno, CA1437114113
  5. Hussein Abidali, DORancho Cucamonga, CA1205274768
  6. Alaa Abousaif, MDOrange, CA1235124108
  7. Donald Abrahm, M.D.Newport Beach, CA1215022405
  8. Maria Abreu, M.D.West Hollywood, CA1598793374
  9. Safwat Absood, M.D.Modesto, CA1932113891
  10. Ronald Adamany, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA1992780688

Common questions

What is Waseem Ahmed, MD's NPI number?

Waseem Ahmed, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497166573, issued on May 12, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Waseem Ahmed, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Waseem Ahmed, MD's license?

Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Waseem Ahmed, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Waseem Ahmed, MD had 339 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 848. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Waseem Ahmed, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.