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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1487654182

Syed AhmadM.D./ RHEUMATOLOGIST

RheumatologyBluefield, VAI
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QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
30.0
Quality
0.0
Cost
100.0
Improvement activities
0.0
Promoting interop.
0.0
Payment adjustment
-5.40%
Individual
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
5,467
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$4.2M
Distinct drugs
79
Brand share
21.6%
Top prescribed drugs
Gabapentin661 claims
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate355 claims
Methotrexate Sodium353 claims
Prednisone309 claims
Leflunomide222 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
876
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
2,870
Distinct HCPCS
12
Medicare payment
$62K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 118 Rheumatology providers in VA — below median (cohort median 3,346).
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$580
Payment records
29
By payment type
Food and Beverage$580
Top paying entities
Food and Beverage$580
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Syed Ahmad's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 13 inbound referrers · 29 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
BLUEFIELD HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC72173
Vishnu Patel
Internal Medicine · Princeton, WV
2169
Naeem Qazi
Cardiology · Bluefield, VA
1931
BLUESTONE HEALTH ASSOCIATION, INC.1621
William Bird
Family Practice · Princeton, WV
1530
JANA PETERS1525
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC1454
Joseph Morrello
Internal Medicine · Princeton, WV
1423
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA WELCH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL1423
Stephen Blaydes
Ophthalmology · Bluefield, WV
1320
Qasim Rao
Diagnostic Radiology · Tazewell, VA
1330
Khalid Razzaq
Neurology · Bluefield, WV
1223
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings
Clinical Laboratory · Dublin, OH
4101,096
PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ASSN., INC.85284
Community Radiology Of Virginia, Inc
Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Bluefield, VA
77142
BLUEFIELD HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC62144
Steven Yousko
Diagnostic Radiology · Lorain, OH
3160
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings
Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC
3063
CLINCH VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER INC.2448
Kamalesh Patel
Gastroenterology · Princeton, WV
2354
Vishnu Patel
Internal Medicine · Princeton, WV
1958
Mohammad Rana
Cardiology · Bluefield, VA
1750
David Groten
Diagnostic Radiology · Princeton, WV
1625
PHADE, VIJAYKUMAR1539
Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.