Dr. Burhaan Ahmad, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Ahmad
Dr. Burhaan Ahmad is an internal medicine in Sun City Center, FL, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ahmad performed 4,200 Medicare services across 2,657 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ahmad received a total of $1,703 from 29 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 99 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. Ahmad 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 849 | $58 | $95 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 643 | $8 | $10 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 369 | $93 | $135 |
| Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes | 305 | $26 | $31 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 254 | $18 | $21 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 221 | $64 | $95 |
| Annual depression screening | 215 | $18 | $21 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 164 | $3 | $10 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 115 | $26 | $31 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 99 | $16 | $30 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 86 | $9 | $50 |
| Influenza vaccine, quadrivalent derived from cell cultures, preservative and antibiotic free | 85 | $33 | $35 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 85 | $30 | $35 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 84 | $96 | $135 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 82 | $140 | $240 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 82 | $128 | $135 |
| Home visit, established patient, low complexity | 60 | $56 | $90 |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | 53 | $65 | $95 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and | 51 | $40 | $80 |
| Home visit, established patient, moderate complexity | 50 | $101 | $135 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 49 | $156 | $220 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 44 | $135 | $190 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min | 29 | $92 | $140 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 23 | $62 | $120 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 22 | $33 | $65 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 20 | $30 | $35 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 19 | $282 | $300 |
| Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine including spine fracture assessment | 18 | $50 | $100 |
| Office visit, established patient (10-19 min) | 12 | $41 | $60 |
| Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous | 12 | $18 | $30 |
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 ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
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. Ahmad is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 9% in FL), and low-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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