Dr. Ahmed Virani, MD

Dr. Virani practices at WK North Pulmonary & Critical Care in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Dr. Virani's NPI, 1881081941, was assigned on April 16, 2015. Dr. Virani holds Louisiana license 310446.

Dr. Virani's primary practice is WK North Pulmonary & Critical Care, at 2508 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport, LA 71118 in Caddo Parish. The practice phone is (318) 212-8946.

Dr. Virani's primary practice is WK North Pulmonary & Critical Care in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Virani is also affiliated with Willis Knighton North. The medical group on file is Sound Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Virani to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Virani practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Virani's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Virani is licensed in Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, pneumonia and tobacco use among the conditions Dr. Virani treats.

CMS data shows 1,759 Medicare services from Dr. Virani across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 426 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $143,049 for them.

CMS counts 426 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Virani in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 201 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.35, 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. Virani's median patient age at 69, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Virani wrote 334 Medicare Part D claims for 68 patients. 37% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 234 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $76,351 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 147 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Virani accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Virani in 2021. The most frequent topics are COVID-19, Pandemics and Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive. Dr. Virani has published most often in Crit Care Nurs Q. Dr. Virani's most frequent co-authors are Tariq Javed Cheema, MD, Hammad Arshad, MD and Stephanie Baltaji.

CMS Open Payments shows 174 general payments to Dr. Virani from 21 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 50% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $6,583.

Dr. Virani is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.