Dr. Shahzad Ahmed, MD

  • Fayetteville, NC
  • Internist
NPI1508815143PAC ID4082773247
Medicare services, 2021
30
Medicare patients, 2024
24
Part D claims, 2024
54
Publications
31
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
150 Robeson Street 4th Floor, Fayetteville, NC 28301
Practice phone
Call (910) 609-6700
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Primary practice

Cape Fear Valley Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital

Hospital · Fayetteville, North Carolina

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Dr. Shahzad Ahmed is an internist in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Dr. Ahmed practices at Cape Fear Valley Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina, part of Cape Fear Valley Health.

Dr. Ahmed's NPI, 1508815143, was assigned on May 10, 2006. Dr. Ahmed holds North Carolina license 200401160.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4082773247
NPI enumeration date
May 10, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(910) 609-6700
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
67
Medical school graduation
1985

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Shahzad Ahmed practices at Cape Fear Valley Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina

Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is Cape Fear Valley Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital, at 150 Robeson Street 4th Floor, Fayetteville, NC 28301 in Cumberland County. The practice phone is (910) 609-6700.

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Dr. Shahzad Ahmed is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is Cape Fear Valley Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina, part of Cape Fear Valley Health. The medical group on file is Cape Fear Valley Interventional Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahmed to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Shahzad Ahmed's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ahmed practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Cape Fear Valley Highsmith-Rainey Specialty HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Shahzad Ahmed is one of 3,705 internists in North Carolina

Internal medicine is Dr. Ahmed's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Ahmed is licensed in North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, North CarolinaPrimaryLicense 200401160 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Ahmed

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Dr. Shahzad Ahmed billed Medicare for 30 services in 2021

CMS data shows 30 Medicare services from Dr. Ahmed across 1 procedure code in 2021, all of them office visits, for 24 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,426 for them.

Medicare services, 202130
Medicare patients24
Paid by Medicare$1,426
Procedure codes1

Dr. Ahmed's Medicare services by type, 2020 to 2021

  • 2020
  • 2021
Office and hospital visits
2020: 682021: 3056%

Where Dr. Ahmed's Medicare services took place, 2021

  • In an office1137%
  • In a facility1963%

Dr. Ahmed compared with the North Carolina median for internists, 2021

  • Dr. Ahmed
  • North Carolina median
Medicare services
30vs 52194% below
Medicare patients
24vs 18587% below
Part D claims
31vs 27289% below

Medians across 3,695 internists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ahmed's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2021

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. Shahzad Ahmed treated 24 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 24 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahmed in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 12 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.03, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ahmed's median patient age at 69, with 71% women.

Medicare patients, 202424
Average age73
Average risk score1.03

Dr. Ahmed's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol71%
  3. Arthritis50%

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

Dr. Ahmed's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women71%
  • Men28%

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

Dr. Shahzad Ahmed wrote 54 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ahmed wrote 54 Medicare Part D claims for 38 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 31 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $395 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 32 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 202454
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$395
Part D patients38

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

  • Generic50 claims93%
  • Brand-name and other4 claims7%

Dr. Ahmed's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021

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. Ahmed's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics41%22 of 54 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, 2020 to 2021

  • 2020
  • 2021
Claims for drugs CMS names
2020: 322021: 313%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2021, 2 in 2020.

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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

How Dr. Shahzad Ahmed takes part in Medicare

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Shahzad Ahmed has 31 publications on record

Dmand AI links 31 papers to Dr. Ahmed, published from 2014 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Radar, Animal Feed and Diet. Dr. Ahmed has published most often in Sensors (Basel). Dr. Ahmed's most frequent co-authors are Alagappan Anand Annamalai, MD, Jane Hoyt Buckner, MD and Itai Danovitch, ITAI, Danovitch.

Papers31
Years published2014 to 2025

Dr. Ahmed's papers by year, 2015 to 2025

Topics Dr. Ahmed writes about most

  • Radar
  • Animal Feed
  • Diet
  • Meat
  • Biosensing Techniques
  • Chickens
  • Deep Learning
  • Eating

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. Shahzad Ahmed received $246 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Ahmed from 6 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $105.

General payments to Dr. Ahmed by program year, 2017 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Ahmed the most, 2017 to 2025

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

Sources for Dr. Shahzad Ahmed'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (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)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Shahzad Ahmed's NPI number?

Dr. Shahzad Ahmed's NPI number is 1508815143. It was assigned on May 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Shahzad Ahmed?

Dr. Shahzad Ahmed is an internist in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Shahzad Ahmed practice?

Dr. Ahmed practices at 150 Robeson Street 4th Floor, Fayetteville, NC 28301. Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is Cape Fear Valley Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina, part of Cape Fear Valley Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahmed to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Shahzad Ahmed's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ahmed is (910) 609-6700.

What is Dr. Shahzad Ahmed's medical license number?

Dr. Ahmed holds North Carolina license 200401160.

Which hospitals is Dr. Shahzad Ahmed affiliated with?

Dr. Ahmed practices at Cape Fear Valley Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

What medical group is Dr. Shahzad Ahmed part of?

Dr. Ahmed is linked to Cape Fear Valley Interventional Radiology. Dmand AI links Dr. Ahmed to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Shahzad Ahmed accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ahmed billed Medicare for 30 services in 2021, and Dr. Ahmed accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Shahzad Ahmed see?

CMS counts 24 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahmed in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Shahzad Ahmed bill to Medicare?

In 2021, Dr. Ahmed's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213).

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What drugs does Dr. Shahzad Ahmed prescribe most?

In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ahmed's most prescribed drugs by claims were Doxycycline Hyclate and Naproxen.

Has Dr. Shahzad Ahmed received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $246 in general payments to Dr. Ahmed from 6 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Shahzad Ahmed been practicing?

Dr. Ahmed graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.

Does Dr. Shahzad Ahmed do research?

Dmand AI links 31 publications to Dr. Ahmed, published from 2014 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Shahzad Ahmed publish with?

Dr. Ahmed's most frequent co-authors are Alagappan Anand Annamalai, MD (1 shared paper), Jane Hoyt Buckner, MD (1 shared paper) and Itai Danovitch, ITAI, Danovitch (1 shared paper).

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