Dr. Shifat Ahmed, MD

Dr. Ahmed practices at Arizona Digestive Health in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dr. Ahmed's NPI, 1568881472, was assigned on April 8, 2014. Dr. Ahmed graduated from The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix in 2014. Dr. Ahmed holds Arizona license 57133.

Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is Arizona Digestive Health, at 3815 E Bell Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85032 in Maricopa County. The practice phone is (602) 264-9100.

Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is Arizona Digestive Health in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Ahmed is also affiliated with HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center. The medical group on file is Arizona Digestive Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahmed to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ahmed practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Ahmed's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Ahmed is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ahmed's licenses on file in 2 states: Arizona and Kentucky.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), cirrhosis of the liver, colonoscopy, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding, hemorrhoids and intestinal diverticulosis among the conditions Dr. Ahmed treats.

CMS data shows 1,186 Medicare services from Dr. Ahmed across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 659 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $107,998 for them.

CMS counts 659 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahmed in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 329 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ahmed's median patient age at 65, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ahmed wrote 1,548 Medicare Part D claims for 495 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,356 of them, across 25 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $535,174 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 826 claims across 19 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Ahmed for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ahmed accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 201 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Ahmed, more than 94% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Ahmed, published from 2016 to 2023. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Electric Stimulation Therapy and Gastroparesis. Dr. Ahmed has published most often in ACG Case Rep J. Dr. Ahmed's most frequent co-authors are Thomas Lyman Abell, MD, Abigail Melissa Stocker, MD and Gerald Dryden, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 371 general payments to Dr. Ahmed from 37 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $2,489.

Dr. Ahmed graduated from The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix in 2014.

Dr. Ahmed is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.