Dr. Mustafa Mohammed Ahmed, MD

Dr. Ahmed practices at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, part of UF Health.

Dr. Ahmed's NPI, 1730397886, was assigned on May 21, 2007. Dr. Ahmed graduated from West Virginia University School Of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Ahmed holds Florida license ME101021.

Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is UF Health Shands Hospital, at 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610 in Alachua County. The practice phone is (352) 265-8000.

Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, part of UF Health. The medical group on file is UF Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahmed to 1 more home health agency, named with a free account.

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.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Ahmed's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Ahmed is board certified in advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ahmed's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists cardiomyopathy, congestive heart failure and heart failure among the conditions Dr. Ahmed treats.

CMS data shows 1,067 Medicare services from Dr. Ahmed across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 365 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $74,544 for them.

CMS counts 365 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahmed in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 139 patients. 75% of them have heart failure, and 75% have high blood pressure. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.91, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ahmed's median patient age at 69, with 43% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ahmed wrote 526 Medicare Part D claims for 121 patients. 72% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 379 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $123,646 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 366 claims across 13 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 48 out of 100 for Dr. Ahmed for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Ahmed accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 117 papers to Dr. Ahmed, published from 2014 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 19. The most frequent topics are Heart-Assist Devices, Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation. Dr. Ahmed has published most often in Am Heart J Plus. Dr. Ahmed's most frequent co-authors are Juan M. Aranda, MD, Juan Ramon Vilaro, MD and Alex M. Parker, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Ahmed to 5 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Heart Failure and Heart Diseases. University of Florida sponsors the most, 2.

CMS Open Payments shows 95 general payments to Dr. Ahmed from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 62% of the total. St. Jude Medical, Inc. paid the most, $2,278.

Dr. Ahmed graduated from West Virginia University School Of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Ahmed is a member of ACC.

Dr. Ahmed is in network with 6 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Cigna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.