Dr. Khursheed Alam, MD

Dr. Alam practices at South Texas Health System Edinburg in Edinburg, Texas, part of Universal Health Services.

Dr. Alam's NPI, 1841359114, was assigned on December 6, 2006. Dr. Alam graduated from Khyber Medical College in 1995. Dr. Alam holds Texas license L8572.

Dr. Alam's primary practice is South Texas Health System Edinburg, at 1102 W Trenton Road, Edinburg, TX 78539 in Hidalgo County. The practice phone is (956) 632-4000.

Dr. Alam's primary practice is South Texas Health System Edinburg in Edinburg, Texas, part of Universal Health Services. Dr. Alam is also affiliated with DHR Health. The medical group on file is Surgical Oncology Associates of South Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alam to 6 more hospitals, 5 skilled nursing facilities, 3 group practices and clinics, 3 medical groups, 1 breast imaging center and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Alam practices, 18 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Alam's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Alam is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Alam is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, acute kidney failure, acute respiratory failure, acute sinusitis, acute skin infection, alzheimer's disease, aneurysm and atrial fibrillation and flutter among the conditions Dr. Alam treats.

CMS data shows 1,946 Medicare services from Dr. Alam across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 304 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $151,997 for them.

CMS counts 304 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alam in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 116 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 42% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.26, 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. Alam's median patient age at 70, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Alam wrote 14,669 Medicare Part D claims for 861 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13,747 of them, across 210 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,065,070 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,659 claims across 168 drugs.

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

Dmand AI links 72 papers to Dr. Alam, published from 2010 to 2024. 2017 was the busiest year, with 11. The most frequent topics are Glycation End Products, Advanced, Immunoglobulin G and Autoantibodies. Dr. Alam has published most often in Int J Biol Macromol. Dr. Alam's most frequent co-authors are Jamal Ahmad, MD, Rizwan Khan, DO and Minhal Haider Abidi, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Alam from 7 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $115.

Dr. Alam graduated from Khyber Medical College in 1995.

Dr. Alam is in network with 23 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.