Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh, MD

  • Fargo, ND
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1396038162PAC ID4082905468
Medicare services, 2024
1,688
Medicare patients, 2024
699
Part D claims, 2024
1,092
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$7,960
Practice address
801 Broadway North, Fargo, ND 58102
Practice phone
Call (701) 234-7550
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Sanford Fargo Hospice

Hospice - Hospital-Owned · Fargo, North Dakota

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Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh is a gastroenterologist in Fargo, North Dakota

Dr. Sheikh practices at Sanford Fargo Hospice in Fargo, North Dakota.

Dr. Sheikh's NPI, 1396038162, was assigned on May 26, 2011. Dr. Sheikh holds North Dakota license 13946.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4082905468
NPI enumeration date
May 26, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(701) 234-7550
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
45
Medical school graduation
2007

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

Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh practices at Sanford Fargo Hospice in Fargo, North Dakota

Dr. Sheikh's primary practice is Sanford Fargo Hospice, at 801 Broadway North, Fargo, ND 58102 in Cass County. The practice phone is (701) 234-7550.

  • Sanford Fargo Hospice
    801 Broadway North, Fargo, ND 58102 · Cass CountyPhone(701) 234-7550

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Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Sheikh's primary practice is Sanford Fargo Hospice in Fargo, North Dakota. Dr. Sheikh is also affiliated with Sanford Broadway Medical Center. The medical group on file is Sanford West Fargo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sheikh to 4 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Sanford Fargo HospiceAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh is one of 26 gastroenterologists in North Dakota

Gastroenterology is Dr. Sheikh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Sheikh's licenses on file in 2 states: North Dakota and Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, North DakotaPrimaryLicense 13946 · taxonomy 207RG0100X
  • Minnesota licenseLicense 67559

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Sheikh

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh billed Medicare for 1,688 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,688 Medicare services from Dr. Sheikh across 30 procedure codes in 2024, for 699 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $144,171 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 20241,688
Medicare patients699
Paid by Medicare$144,171
Procedure codes30

Dr. Sheikh's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 1,0872024: 1,27317%
Other services
2023: 1202024: 16941%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1432024: 12513%
Tests and treatments
2023: 482024: 6842%
Imaging
2023: 572024: 537%

Dr. Sheikh compared with the North Dakota median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Sheikh
  • North Dakota median
Medicare services
1,688vs 4264.0 times
Medicare patients
699vs 36790% above
Part D claims
924vs 2403.9 times

Medians across 28 gastroenterologists in North Dakota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Sheikh's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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. Israr Ahmad Sheikh treated 699 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 699 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sheikh in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 308 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sheikh's median patient age at 73, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024699
Average age72
Average risk score1.46
Also on Medicaid15%

Dr. Sheikh's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Sheikh's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women40658%
  • Men29342%

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

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure74%
  3. Arthritis47%
  4. Mood disorders34%
  5. Anxiety33%
  6. Depression33%
  7. Diabetes32%
  8. Ischemic heart disease31%

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

Dr. Sheikh's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men42%

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

Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh wrote 1,092 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sheikh wrote 1,092 Medicare Part D claims for 601 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 924 of them, across 22 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $46,056 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 867 claims across 20 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,092
Drugs named by CMS22
Total drug cost$46,056
Part D patients601

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

  • Generic856 claims78%
  • Brand-name236 claims22%

Dr. Sheikh's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

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. Sheikh's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics9%101 of 1,092 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, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 8672024: 9247%

Drugs named by CMS: 22 in 2024, 20 in 2023.

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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

Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh ranks in the 99th percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare

Dr. Sheikh accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 1,407 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Sheikh, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Sheikh ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
99th percentile1,407 procedures
Colonoscopy
95th percentile222 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh received $7,960 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 70 general payments to Dr. Sheikh from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $3,578.

General payments to Dr. Sheikh by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Sheikh by kind, 2016 to 2025

$8Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$4,72959%
  • Food and beverage$3,15540%
  • Education$761%

Companies that paid Dr. Sheikh the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Sources for Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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. Israr Ahmad Sheikh's NPI number?

Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh's NPI number is 1396038162. It was assigned on May 26, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh?

Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh is a gastroenterologist in Fargo, North Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh practice?

Dr. Sheikh practices at 801 Broadway North, Fargo, ND 58102. Dr. Sheikh's primary practice is Sanford Fargo Hospice in Fargo, North Dakota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sheikh to 4 hospitals and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sheikh is (701) 234-7550.

What is Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh's medical license number?

Dr. Sheikh holds North Dakota license 13946, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sheikh in North Dakota and Minnesota.

Which hospitals is Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh affiliated with?

Dr. Sheikh is affiliated with Sanford Broadway Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Sheikh to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh part of?

Dr. Sheikh is linked to Sanford West Fargo Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Sheikh to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sheikh billed Medicare for 1,688 services in 2024, and Dr. Sheikh accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh see?

CMS counts 699 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sheikh in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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What services does Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sheikh's most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (43239), surgery: digestive system (45380) and surgery: digestive system (45385).

What drugs does Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sheikh's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gavilyte-G, Peg-3350 And Electrolytes and Omeprazole.

Has Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $7,960 in general payments to Dr. Sheikh from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Israr Ahmad Sheikh been practicing?

Dr. Sheikh graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.

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