Dr. Shafeeq Ahmed, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Ahmed
Dr. Shafeeq Ahmed is an interventional cardiology in Ocala, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ahmed performed 348 Medicare services across 314 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ahmed received a total of $16,974 from 21 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 104 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in interventional cardiology. Payments are distributed across multiple categories and often reflect legitimate professional engagement with the medical industry. 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.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 72 | $59 | $213 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 68 | $100 | $379 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 57 | $11 | $43 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 52 | $152 | $590 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 28 | $127 | $512 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 25 | $99 | $370 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 17 | $70 | $259 |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | 15 | $10 | $147 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 14 | $130 | $490 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Payments are distributed across multiple categories with no single dominant type.
Geographic Context
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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 clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and mixed engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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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.
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