Dr. Owais Ahmad, MD

  • El Centro, CA
  • General practice physician
NPI1427461532
Medicare services, 2024
180
Medicare patients, 2024
102
Part D claims, 2024
4,146
Publications
21
MIPS score, 2024
98
Practice address
1550 Pepper Dr, El Centro, CA 92243
Practice phone
Call (760) 344-8100
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Primary practice

Primary Healthcare Medical Group

El Centro, California

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Dr. Owais Ahmad is a general practice physician in El Centro, California

Dr. Ahmad practices at Primary Healthcare Medical Group in El Centro, California.

Dr. Ahmad's NPI, 1427461532, was assigned on June 5, 2014. Dr. Ahmad graduated from University Of Washington School Of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Ahmad's California license number on file is A140135.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
June 5, 2014
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(760) 344-8100
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
38
Medical school graduation
2014

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Owais Ahmad practices at Primary Healthcare Medical Group in El Centro, California

Dr. Ahmad's primary practice is Primary Healthcare Medical Group, at 1550 Pepper Dr, El Centro, CA 92243 in Imperial County. The practice phone is (760) 344-8100.

  • Primary Healthcare Medical Group
    1550 Pepper Dr, El Centro, CA 92243 · Imperial CountyPhone(760) 344-8100

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Owais Ahmad is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Ahmad's primary practice is Primary Healthcare Medical Group in El Centro, California. The medical group on file is Innercare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahmad to 2 more medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Owais Ahmad's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Primary Healthcare Medical GroupAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Owais Ahmad is one of 1,526 general practice physicians in California

General practice is Dr. Ahmad's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208D00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ahmad's licenses on file in 2 states: California and North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • General practice, CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A140135 · 2016 to 2025 · taxonomy 208D00000X
  • North Carolina license2019 to 2020

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute gastroduodenitis, acute skin infection, alcohol use disorders, anxiety, arthritis, atrial fibrillation and flutter, bipolar disorder and bronchitis among the conditions Dr. Ahmad treats.

General practice physicians near Dr. Ahmad

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1,526general practice physicians in California
4general practice physicians in El Centro

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Owais Ahmad billed Medicare for 180 services in 2024

CMS data shows 180 Medicare services from Dr. Ahmad across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 102 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,152 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024180
Medicare patients102
Paid by Medicare$1,152
Procedure codes6

Dr. Ahmad's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Lab and pathology
2023: 5832024: 15374%
Tests and treatments
2023: 572024: 1574%
Imaging
2023: 482024: 1275%

Dr. Ahmad compared with the California median for general practice physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Ahmad
  • California median
Medicare services
180vs 26231% below
Medicare patients
102vs 13625% below
Part D claims
3,652vs 19219.0 times

Medians across 1,114 general practice physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ahmad's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Owais Ahmad treated 102 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 102 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahmad in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 52 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.47, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ahmad's median patient age at 68, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024102
Average age69
Average risk score1.47

Dr. Ahmad's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Ahmad's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6261%
  • Men4039%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Ahmad's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes68%
  4. Arthritis48%
  5. Ischemic heart disease33%
  6. Chronic kidney disease25%
  7. Mood disorders23%
  8. Anxiety20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Ahmad's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Owais Ahmad wrote 4,146 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ahmad wrote 4,146 Medicare Part D claims for 261 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,652 of them, across 60 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,291,461 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,207 claims across 63 drugs.

Part D claims, 20244,146
Drugs named by CMS60
Total drug cost$5.3M
Part D patients261

Dr. Ahmad's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic3,036 claims73%
  • Brand-name1,098 claims26%
  • Other12 claims0%

Dr. Ahmad's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Ahmad's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%69 of 4,146 claims
  • Antibiotics2%77 of 4,146 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%17 of 4,146 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 3,2072024: 3,65214%

Drugs named by CMS: 60 in 2024, 63 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Owais Ahmad scored 98 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 98 out of 100 for Dr. Ahmad for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.

Dr. Ahmad's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 98of 100Final score
  • 100of 100Quality
  • 73of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 100of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Owais Ahmad has 21 publications on record

Dmand AI links 21 papers to Dr. Ahmad, published from 2017 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Zebrafish, Larva and Disease Models, Animal. Dr. Ahmad has published most often in Cureus. Dr. Ahmad's most frequent co-authors are Rizwan Khan, DO, M. Chadi Alraies, MD and Waldyr Mauricio Banderas Echeverry, MD.

Papers21
Years published2017 to 2025

Dr. Ahmad's papers by year, 2017 to 2025

Topics Dr. Ahmad writes about most

  • Zebrafish
  • Larva
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  • Lipid Metabolism
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Protein Aggregates

Dr. Ahmad's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Ahmad

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Owais Ahmad received $2,938 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 97 general payments to Dr. Ahmad from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $534.

General payments to Dr. Ahmad by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Ahmad the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Owais Ahmad graduated from University Of Washington School Of Medicine

Dr. Ahmad graduated from University Of Washington School Of Medicine in 2014.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity Of Washington School Of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Owais Ahmad accepts plans from 3 insurance carriers

Dr. Ahmad is in network with 3 carriers, including HCSC, Molina and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • HCSC
  • Molina
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Ahmad accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare3
  2. HMO1
  3. PPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Owais Ahmad's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Owais Ahmad's NPI number?

Dr. Owais Ahmad's NPI number is 1427461532. It was assigned on June 5, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Owais Ahmad?

Dr. Owais Ahmad is a general practice physician in El Centro, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is General Practice Physician (taxonomy code 208D00000X).

Where does Dr. Owais Ahmad practice?

Dr. Ahmad practices at 1550 Pepper Dr, El Centro, CA 92243. Dr. Ahmad's primary practice is Primary Healthcare Medical Group in El Centro, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahmad to 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Owais Ahmad's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ahmad is (760) 344-8100.

What is Dr. Owais Ahmad's medical license number?

Dr. Ahmad's California license number on file is A140135, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Owais Ahmad been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ahmad in California (2016 to 2025) and North Carolina (2019 to 2020).

What medical group is Dr. Owais Ahmad part of?

Dr. Ahmad is linked to Innercare. Dmand AI links Dr. Ahmad to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Owais Ahmad accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ahmad billed Medicare for 180 services in 2024.

What is Dr. Owais Ahmad's MIPS score?

Dr. Ahmad's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 98 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Owais Ahmad see?

CMS counts 102 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahmad in 2024, with an average age of 69.

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What services does Dr. Owais Ahmad bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ahmad's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (82947), lab and pathology test (83036) and lab and pathology test (82950).

Where did Dr. Owais Ahmad go to medical school?

Dr. Ahmad graduated from University Of Washington School Of Medicine in 2014.

What drugs does Dr. Owais Ahmad prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ahmad's most prescribed drugs by claims were Rosuvastatin Calcium, Ozempic and Atorvastatin Calcium.

Has Dr. Owais Ahmad received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,938 in general payments to Dr. Ahmad from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Dr. Owais Ahmad been practicing?

Dr. Ahmad graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.

Does Dr. Owais Ahmad do research?

Dmand AI links 21 publications to Dr. Ahmad, published from 2017 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Owais Ahmad publish with?

Dr. Ahmad's most frequent co-authors are Rizwan Khan, DO (5 shared papers), M. Chadi Alraies, MD (1 shared paper) and Waldyr Mauricio Banderas Echeverry, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Owais Ahmad accept?

Dr. Ahmad is in network with 3 carriers, including HCSC, Molina and CMS Medicare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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