Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Sameer Ahmed, MD

Internal Medicine · Land O Lakes, FL
Practice pattern: Cardiac & Electrophysiology — Practice combining cardiac and electrophysiology services
Low-engagement
2100 VIA BELLA BLVD STE 201, Land O Lakes, FL 34639
8135284900
In practice since 2012 (13 years)
NPI: 1962766758 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Ahmed from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Ahmed

Dr. Sameer Ahmed is an internal medicine specialist in Land O Lakes, FL, with 13 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ahmed performed 2,405 Medicare services across 1,824 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ahmed received a total of $11,060 from 46 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 293 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Ahmed is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 13 years in practice ▲ Top 17% volume in FL $11,060 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
2,405
Medicare services
Top 17% in FL for internal medicine
1,824
Unique beneficiaries
$105
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~185 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test 296 $43 $144
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 287 $94 $273
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead 251 $11 $43
Initial hospital admission, high complexity 205 $137 $516
Echocardiogram, transthoracic 172 $144 $510
Technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin, diagnostic, per study dose 160 $345 $897
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician 106 $46 $177
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 105 $116 $415
Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec 93 $27 $93
Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes 91 $10 $125
Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect 80 $329 $1,178
Cardiac catheterization 71 $192 $807
Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days 61 $17 $62
Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days 45 $23 $79
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) 38 $140 $366
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity 34 $103 $352
Coronary stent placement 33 $421 $1,618
Ultrasound of heart, follow-up 33 $19 $66
Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow 31 $141 $496
Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional 30 $51 $219
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 27 $63 $186
Programming of dual lead pacemaker system 25 $55 $162
Heart rhythm recording continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days 16 $9 $37
Insertion of tube in right and left heart chambers and coronary artery for diagnosis with review by radiologist 15 $264 $1,022
Ultrasound evaluation of heart blood vessel or graft with review by radiologist, initial vessel 14 $76 $260
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician 13 $16 $57
Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician 13 $11 $38
Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days 13 $17 $62
Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report 12 $83 $280
Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers 12 $14 $47
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function 12 $2 $8
New patient office visit (30-44 min) 11 $76 $273
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
17.9% high complexity
24.9% medium
57.2% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$11,060
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,580/year across 7 years
Top 6% in FL for internal medicine
46
Companies
293
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$11,060 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,368
2023
$1,588
2022
$712
2021
$1,173
2020
$609
2019
$607
2018
$5,003

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$2,681
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$985
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$871
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$768
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$521
Abbott Laboratories
$519
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$492
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$479
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$312
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$304
Boston Scientific Corporation
$304
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$298
Amgen Inc.
$284
PFIZER INC.
$263
Medtronic, Inc.
$252
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$168
ACIST MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
$147
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$143
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$129
Acist Medical Systems, Inc.
$111
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$104
LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
$90
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$86
Exelixis Inc.
$80
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$75
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$71
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
$62
Novo Nordisk Inc
$50
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$49
CVRx, Inc.
$40
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$33
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$30
AtriCure, Inc.
$28
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$24
Inari Medical, Inc.
$23
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$22
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$21
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$20
ATRICURE, INC.
$17
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$17
Preventice Services, LLC
$16
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$14
Sandoz Inc.
$14
CHIESI USA, INC.
$14
MEDICOMP INC
$13
United Therapeutics Corporation
$13
Top 3 companies account for 41.0% of total payments
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Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for internal medicine in FL.

Equivalent to $460 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
1,304
Per 100K population
221.5
County median income
$67,384
Nearest hospital
ADVENTHEALTH WESLEY CHAPEL
3.4 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Ahmed is a cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 17% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 6% of FL peers.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Ahmed experienced with regadenoson injection (lexiscan) for heart stress test?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ahmed performed 296 regadenoson injection (lexiscan) for heart stress test services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Ahmed receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Ahmed received a total of $11,060 from 46 companies across 293 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Ahmed's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Land O Lakes?
Dr. Ahmed's average Medicare payment per service is $105. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Ahmed) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →