Dr. Safia Ahmed, MD
- Medicare services, 2017
- 80
- Part D claims, 2024
- 79
- Publications
- 5
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $97
- Practice address
- 5145 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
- Practice phone
- Call (773) 878-8200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Safia Ahmed is an emergency medicine physician in Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Ahmed practices at Swedish Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Endeavor Health.
Dr. Ahmed's NPI, 1396760831, was assigned on July 13, 2006. Dr. Ahmed holds Illinois license 036068577.
- NPI
- 1396760831NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- July 13, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (773) 878-8200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Safia Ahmed practices at Swedish Hospital in Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is Swedish Hospital, at 5145 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 in Cook County. The practice phone is (773) 878-8200.
- Swedish Hospital5145 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60625 · Cook CountyPhone(773) 878-8200
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Safia Ahmed is affiliated with 1 site of care
Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is Swedish Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Endeavor Health.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Safia Ahmed's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ahmed practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Swedish Hospital | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Safia Ahmed is one of 2,385 emergency medicine physicians in Illinois
Emergency medicine is Dr. Ahmed's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Ahmed is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, IllinoisPrimary
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Dr. Safia Ahmed billed Medicare for 80 services in 2017
CMS data shows 80 Medicare services from Dr. Ahmed across 2 procedure codes in 2017, all of them office visits. Medicare paid $3,321 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Ahmed's Medicare services by type, 2016 to 2017
- 2016
- 2017
- Office and hospital visits
- 2016: 1552017: 8048%
- Lab and pathology
- 2016: 302017: 0100%
- Tests and treatments
- 2016: 432017: 0100%
- Other services
- 2016: 142017: 0100%
- Surgery
- 2016: 182017: 0100%
Dr. Ahmed compared with the Illinois median for emergency medicine physicians, 2017
- Dr. Ahmed
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 80vs 27471% below
- Part D claims
- 11vs 4576% below
Medians across 2,281 emergency medicine physicians in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ahmed's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2017
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. Safia Ahmed's patients have a median age of 55
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ahmed's median patient age at 55, with 54% women.
Dr. Ahmed's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 55
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men46%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Safia Ahmed wrote 79 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ahmed wrote 79 Medicare Part D claims for 22 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 11 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $95 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 139 claims across 9 drugs.
Dr. Ahmed's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic60 claims76%
- Brand-name and other19 claims24%
Dr. Ahmed's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2020
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2018 to 2020
- 2018
- 2020
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2018: 1392020: 1192%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2020, 9 in 2018.
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
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Dr. Safia Ahmed has 5 publications on record
Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Ahmed, published from 2020 to 2024. 2020 was the busiest year, with 3. Dr. Ahmed has published most often in Med J Armed Forces India. Dr. Ahmed's most frequent co-author is Ushan Ashley Ranasinghe, MD.
Dr. Ahmed's papers by year, 2020 to 2024
Dr. Ahmed's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Ahmed
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Safia Ahmed received $97 in industry payments from 2016 to 2018
CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Ahmed from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $47.
General payments to Dr. Ahmed by program year, 2016 to 2018
Companies that paid Dr. Ahmed the most, 2016 to 2018
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Safia Ahmed's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Safia Ahmed's NPI number?
Dr. Safia Ahmed's NPI number is 1396760831. It was assigned on July 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Safia Ahmed?
Dr. Safia Ahmed is an emergency medicine physician in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Safia Ahmed practice?
Dr. Ahmed practices at 5145 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60625. Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is Swedish Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Endeavor Health.
What is Dr. Safia Ahmed's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ahmed is (773) 878-8200.
What is Dr. Safia Ahmed's medical license number?
Dr. Ahmed holds Illinois license 036068577.
Which hospitals is Dr. Safia Ahmed affiliated with?
Dr. Ahmed practices at Swedish Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Does Dr. Safia Ahmed accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ahmed billed Medicare for 80 services in 2017.
What services does Dr. Safia Ahmed bill to Medicare?
In 2017, Dr. Ahmed's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
What drugs does Dr. Safia Ahmed prescribe most?
In 2020 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ahmed's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metformin HCl.
Has Dr. Safia Ahmed received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $97 in general payments to Dr. Ahmed from 4 companies from 2016 to 2018. The largest total came from Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies.
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How long has Dr. Safia Ahmed been practicing?
Dr. Ahmed's NPI was assigned in 2006.
Does Dr. Safia Ahmed do research?
Dmand AI links 5 publications to Dr. Ahmed, published from 2020 to 2024.
Who does Dr. Safia Ahmed publish with?
Dr. Ahmed's most frequent co-authors are Ushan Ashley Ranasinghe, MD (1 shared paper).
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