Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed, MD

  • Dallas, TX
  • Nephrologist
NPI1811308687PAC ID3173894771
Medicare services, 2024
669
Medicare patients, 2024
245
Part D claims, 2024
492
Publications
14
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
411 N Washington Ave, Dallas, TX 75246
Practice phone
Call (214) 821-8613
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Primary practice

Dallas Day Surgery Center Inc

Dallas, Texas

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Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed is a nephrologist in Dallas, Texas

Dr. Ahmed practices at Dallas Day Surgery Center Inc in Dallas, Texas.

Dr. Ahmed's NPI, 1811308687, was assigned on May 15, 2014. Dr. Ahmed graduated from Deccan College of Medical Sciences NTR in 2011. Dr. Ahmed holds Texas license S0419.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3173894771
NPI enumeration date
May 15, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(214) 821-8613
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

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

Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed practices at Dallas Day Surgery Center Inc in Dallas, Texas

Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is Dallas Day Surgery Center Inc, at 411 N Washington Ave, Dallas, TX 75246 in Dallas County. The practice phone is (214) 821-8613.

  • Dallas Day Surgery Center Inc
    411 N Washington Ave, Dallas, TX 75246 · Dallas CountyPhone(214) 821-8613

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is Dallas Day Surgery Center Inc in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Ahmed is also affiliated with Baylor University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Dallas Nephrology Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahmed to 1 more hospital, 3 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

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

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ahmed practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dallas Day Surgery Center IncAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed is one of 1,045 nephrologists in Texas

Nephrology is Dr. Ahmed's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Ahmed is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Ahmed's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Michigan and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, TexasPrimaryLicense S0419 · 2019 to 2027 · taxonomy 207RN0300X
  • Michigan license2017 to 2021
  • Ohio license2014 to 2017

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances and kidney cysts among the conditions Dr. Ahmed treats.

Nephrologists near Dr. Ahmed

Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

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

Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed billed Medicare for 669 services in 2024

CMS data shows 669 Medicare services from Dr. Ahmed across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 245 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,237 for them.

Medicare services, 2024669
Medicare patients245
Paid by Medicare$51,237
Procedure codes8

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7082024: 54823%
Other services
2023: 02024: 94
Tests and treatments
2023: 2552024: 2789%

Where Dr. Ahmed's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office21132%
  • In a facility45868%

Dr. Ahmed compared with the Texas median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Ahmed
  • Texas median
Medicare services
669vs 1,04836% below
Medicare patients
245vs 27712% below
Part D claims
319vs 75858% below

Medians across 1,017 nephrologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ahmed'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. Shahbaz Ahmed treated 245 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 245 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahmed in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 87 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.89, 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. Ahmed's median patient age at 66, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024245
Average age69
Average risk score4.89
Also on Medicaid28%

Dr. Ahmed's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ahmed's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women11246%
  • Men13354%

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

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes61%
  5. Heart failure57%
  6. Arthritis50%
  7. Ischemic heart disease49%
  8. Mood disorders39%

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

Dr. Ahmed's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men52%

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

Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed wrote 492 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ahmed wrote 492 Medicare Part D claims for 112 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 319 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $254,912 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 284 claims across 16 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024492
Drugs named by CMS18
Total drug cost$254,912
Part D patients112

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

  • Generic394 claims80%
  • Brand-name98 claims20%

Dr. Ahmed'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. Ahmed's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics14%67 of 492 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: 2842024: 31912%

Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 16 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. Shahbaz Ahmed offers telehealth to Medicare patients

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

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed has 14 publications on record

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Ahmed, published from 2013 to 2023. 2022 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and Antibodies, Neutralizing. Dr. Ahmed has published most often in J Biol Chem. Dr. Ahmed's most frequent co-authors are Khaled Abdel-Kader, MD, Kareem Mohamed Hayman Genena, MD and Parveen Goyal, MD.

Papers14
Years published2013 to 2023

Dr. Ahmed's papers by year, 2013 to 2023

Topics Dr. Ahmed writes about most

  • COVID-19
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents

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. Shahbaz Ahmed has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Ahmed to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Periodontal Diseases and Smoking.

Conditions in Dr. Ahmed's trials

  • Periodontal Diseases
  • Smoking

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Ahmed

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed received $2,587 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 44 general payments to Dr. Ahmed from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 55% of the total. Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc. paid the most, $1,858.

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

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

$2.6Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$1,42055%
  • Food and beverage$1,16645%
  • Education$00%

Companies that paid Dr. Ahmed 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

Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed graduated from Deccan College of Medical Sciences NTR

Dr. Ahmed graduated from Deccan College of Medical Sciences NTR in 2011.

  1. Medical schoolDeccan College of Medical Sciences NTR
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed accepts plans from 21 insurance carriers

Dr. Ahmed is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Ahmed accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO14
  2. HMO12
  3. Medicare10
  4. POS5
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Shahbaz 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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed's NPI number?

Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed's NPI number is 1811308687. It was assigned on May 15, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed?

Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed is a nephrologist in Dallas, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed practice?

Dr. Ahmed practices at 411 N Washington Ave, Dallas, TX 75246. Dr. Ahmed's primary practice is Dallas Day Surgery Center Inc in Dallas, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahmed to 1 hospital, 3 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

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

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ahmed is (214) 821-8613.

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

Dr. Ahmed holds Texas license S0419, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ahmed in Texas (2019 to 2027), Michigan (2017 to 2021) and Ohio (2014 to 2017).

Which hospitals is Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed affiliated with?

Dr. Ahmed is affiliated with Baylor University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Ahmed to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed part of?

Dr. Ahmed is linked to Dallas Nephrology Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Ahmed to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ahmed billed Medicare for 669 services in 2024, and Dr. Ahmed accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ahmed as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed see?

CMS counts 245 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahmed in 2024, with an average age of 69.

Is Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed board certified?

Yes. Dr. Ahmed is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ahmed's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), hospital inpatient care (99232) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed go to medical school?

Dr. Ahmed graduated from Deccan College of Medical Sciences NTR in 2011.

What drugs does Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ahmed's most prescribed drugs by claims were Zerbaxa, Nifedipine ER and Losartan Potassium.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $2,587 in general payments to Dr. Ahmed from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.

How long has Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed been practicing?

Dr. Ahmed graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

Does Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed do research?

Dmand AI links 14 publications to Dr. Ahmed, published from 2013 to 2023. Dr. Ahmed has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed publish with?

Dr. Ahmed's most frequent co-authors are Khaled Abdel-Kader, MD (1 shared paper), Kareem Mohamed Hayman Genena, MD (1 shared paper) and Parveen Goyal, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Shahbaz Ahmed accept?

Dr. Ahmed is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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