Dr. Sarah Farukhi Ahmed, MD

Dr. Ahmed practices at Advanced Eye Medical Group in Mission Viejo, California.

Dr. Ahmed's NPI, 1477959096, was assigned on November 10, 2014. Dr. Ahmed graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Ahmed's California license number on file is A139648.

Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is Advanced Eye Medical Group, at 26701 Crown Valley Parkway, Mission Viejo, CA 92691. The practice phone is (714) 582-2642.

Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is Advanced Eye Medical Group in Mission Viejo, California. Dr. Ahmed is also affiliated with Hillcrest Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC San Diego Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahmed to 2 more medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. Ahmed's employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ahmed practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Ahmed's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Ahmed is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dr. Ahmed has a license on file in California.

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma and glaucoma surgery among the conditions Dr. Ahmed treats.

CMS data shows 761 Medicare services from Dr. Ahmed across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 353 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $54,652 for them.

CMS counts 353 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahmed in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 152 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 8% 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 72, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ahmed wrote 2,061 Medicare Part D claims for 435 patients. 54% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,948 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $262,461 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,660 claims across 21 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 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 67 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Ahmed, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Ahmed in 2018. The most frequent topics are Intraocular Pressure. Dr. Ahmed's most frequent co-authors are Sameh Mosaed, MD, Mason Antone Schmutz, MD and Anand Bipin Bhatt, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 119 general payments to Dr. Ahmed from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Alcon Research Ltd paid the most, $1,089.

Dr. Ahmed graduated from UC Irvine School of Medicine in 2014.

Dr. Ahmed is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.