What is Sarim Ahmed's specialty?

Sarim Ahmed (NPI 1649433137) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Scottsdale, AZ.

Where does Sarim Ahmed practice?

Sarim Ahmed practices in Scottsdale, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649433137.

How much does Medicare pay Sarim Ahmed?

Sarim Ahmed (NPI 1649433137) received approximately $174K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 279 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649433137

Sarim AhmedM.D.

PRACTICEDESERT SAGE DERMATOLOGYSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryScottsdale, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

887

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,800

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$83K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 454 Orthopedic Surgery providers in AZ — above median (cohort median 1,274).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$643

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Cyclobenzaprine Hcl25 claims

Meloxicam23 claims

Gabapentin11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$16K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$14K

Travel and Lodging$904

Food and Beverage$480

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$14K

Travel and Lodging$904

Food and Beverage$480

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Sarim Ahmed'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Jocelyn Alloway Physician Assistant · Eugene, OR	35	84
John Stewart Diagnostic Radiology · Pfafftown, NC	21	58
NPI 1316992407	16	39
BANNER THUNDERBIRD MEDICAL CENTER	14	30
Lori Denewiler Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Phoenix, AZ	13	27
Sandeep Sidhu Internal Medicine · Phoenix, AZ	11	18
Howard Baxter Diagnostic Radiology · Phoenix, AZ	11	22
R M Arizona Holdings Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Mesa, AZ	11	29

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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