Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Mohammed Ahmed, D.O.

Internal Medicine · Bolingbrook, IL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Speaking/Promotional
396 REMINGTON BLVD STE 140, Bolingbrook, IL 60440
6304959356
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1962588061 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. Mohammed Ahmed is an internal medicine specialist in Bolingbrook, IL, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ahmed performed 1,512 Medicare services across 634 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ahmed received a total of $1,013,531 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1417 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. 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. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 19 years in practice ▲ Top 22% volume in IL $1,013,531 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,512
Medicare services
Top 22% in IL for internal medicine
634
Unique beneficiaries
$118
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~80 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
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity
Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service.
387 $64 $149
Dialysis services for patients 20 or older
Dialysis treatment provided to patients aged 20 years or older, involving four or more physician visits per month.
253 $285 $648
Chronic care management, first 20 min/month
This service covers the first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by a healthcare professional each calendar month to manage chronic conditions.
253 $46 $128
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
187 $71 $273
Initial hospital admission, high complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
141 $141 $419
Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity
Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
128 $97 $213
Dialysis services for adults, 2-3 visits per month
This code covers dialysis services for patients aged 20 or older who have 2 to 3 physician visits per month.
54 $239 $540
Hemodialysis, single evaluation
A dialysis procedure to filter waste from the blood, performed with a physician's evaluation.
33 $59 $157
Critical care, first 30-74 min
Emergency medical care for a critically ill or injured patient lasting between 30 and 74 minutes. This service involves direct patient care and medical decision making to stabilize the patient.
26 $176 $326
Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min)
An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter.
19 $132 $383
Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity
Follow-up hospital visit for an established patient with straightforward or low-level medical decision making. The visit requires at least 25 minutes of time spent on the day of service.
17 $41 $81
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 14 $165 $394
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.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$1,013,531
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $144,790/year across 7 years
Top 0% in IL for internal medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
33
Companies
1,417
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.

Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$994,432 (98.1%)
Consulting
Expert advisory fees, typically reflecting recognized clinical expertise
$13,255 (1.3%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$5,843 (0.6%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$165,633
2023
$150,179
2022
$191,009
2021
$141,851
2020
$62,739
2019
$172,545
2018
$129,575

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$49,537
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$31,671
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
$29,581
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.
$15,257
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$12,937
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
$10,321
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$10,169
Ardelyx, Inc.
$5,407
Amgen Inc.
$407
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$223
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$82
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC.
$23
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC
$18
Top 3 companies account for 66.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$396,787
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
$273,084
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.
$94,605
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC
$80,524
Mallinckrodt LLC
$73,564
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.
$37,551
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$12,965
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
$11,228
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$10,450
Outset Medical Inc
$10,209
Ardelyx, Inc.
$5,614
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$3,220
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$577
AKEBIA THERAPEUTICS INC
$544
Amgen Inc.
$503
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$466
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$342
Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc.
$197
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$170
Medtronic, Inc.
$147
Retrophin, Inc.
$134
BAXTER HEALTHCARE
$120
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC.
$109
Exeltis, USA Inc.
$79
ExThera Medical Corporation
$74
Shire North American Group Inc
$67
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
$54
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$35
West-Ward Pharmaceuticals
$27
Novo Nordisk Inc
$25
Vifor Pharma, Inc.
$25
Horizon Pharma plc
$18
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
Top 3 companies account for 75.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(815) Thiola · ACTHAR · AURYXIA · Auryxia · BENLYSTA · ELLIPSYS VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM · ENTRESTO · EVUSHELD · FARXIGA · GATTEX · IBSRELA · JARDIANCE · JYNARQUE · KRYSTEXXA · Kerendia · LOKELMA · LUPKYNIS · Mitigare · NATPARA (PARATHYROID HORMONE) · PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL · Parsabiv · RAYALDEE · Renal - PD · SAMSCA · Seraph 100 Microbind Affinity Filter · TARPEYO · Thiola · ULTOMIRIS · Veltassa · XPHOZAH 30 MG
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 →

The majority of payments (98%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in internal medicine and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 0% for internal medicine in IL.

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Geographic Context

Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
4,014
Per 100K population
574.7
County median income
$107,799
Nearest hospital
UCHICAGO MEDICINE ADVENTHEALTH BOLINGBROOK
0.0 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 reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Ahmed is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 22% in IL), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 0% of IL peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Ahmed experienced with hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ahmed performed 387 hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity 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 $1,013,531 from 33 companies across 1,417 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 Bolingbrook?
Dr. Ahmed's average Medicare payment per service is $118. 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. Data Coverage reflects 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 →