Dr. Ahmed J. Awad, MD

Dr. Awad practices at Regional Health Services Inc in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Awad's NPI, 1871026823, was assigned on April 6, 2017. Dr. Awad holds California license A193315.

Dr. Awad's primary practice is Regional Health Services Inc, at 2 Hot Metal St, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (814) 877-8140.

Dr. Awad's primary practice is Regional Health Services Inc in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Awad is also affiliated with UPMC Hamot. The medical group on file is UPMC Hamot. Dmand AI also links Dr. Awad to 3 more hospitals and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Awad practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Awad's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Awad's licenses on file in 3 states: California, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

CMS counts 23 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Awad in 2024. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Awad's median patient age at 70, with 40% women.

In 2023, Dr. Awad wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $37 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 23 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Awad for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Awad accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Awad as offering telehealth. CMS counts 36 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Awad, more than 48% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 38 papers to Dr. Awad, published from 2013 to 2024. 2018 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Neurosurgery, Brain Neoplasms and Cerebral Angiography. Dr. Awad has published most often in World Neurosurg. Dr. Awad's most frequent co-authors are Ha Son Nguyen, MD, Ninh Ba Doan, MD, PhD and Saman Shabani.

CMS Open Payments shows 31 general payments to Dr. Awad from 5 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $1,712.

Dr. Awad is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 5. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.