Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Jennifer Ahmed

Neurology · Plainview, NY
Practice pattern: Mixed Practice — Diverse clinical practice across multiple procedure types
Speaking/Promotional
824 OLD COUNTRY RD, Plainview, NY 11803
5168222230
In practice since 2008 (18 years)
NPI: 1619139201 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. Jennifer Ahmed is a neurology specialist in Plainview, NY, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ahmed performed 12,745 Medicare services across 639 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ahmed received a total of $25,423 from 65 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 594 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in neurology. 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.

✓ 18 years in practice ▲ Top 7% volume in NY $25,423 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
12,745
Medicare services
Top 7% in NY for neurology
639
Unique beneficiaries
$11
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~708 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
Botox injection, per unit
An injection of onabotulinumtoxinA, a medication used to temporarily relax muscles or reduce gland activity. The dose is measured in units, with this code representing a single unit administered.
11,955 $5 $33
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.
176 $111 $1,225
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
169 $82 $878
Bilateral facial and neck nerve muscle paralysis injection
Injection of a chemical agent to paralyze muscles in the face and neck on both sides.
99 $154 $1,574
Electromyography of arm or leg muscles
A test that measures the electrical activity in the muscles of the arm or leg using a needle electrode. It helps evaluate the health of muscles and the nerve cells that control them.
81 $89 $810
Telephone medical discussion, 11-20 minutes
A phone conversation with a physician lasting between 11 and 20 minutes.
76 $84 $720
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
64 $106 $1,106
Trigger point injection, 3 or more muscles
Injection of medication into three or more specific muscle trigger points to relieve pain.
43 $57 $539
Nerve conduction study, 9-10 studies
A diagnostic test that measures how well nerves send electrical signals. It involves performing 9 to 10 separate nerve conduction studies to evaluate nerve function.
28 $190 $2,060
Needle measurement of electrical activity in muscle with injection of chemical for paralysis of nerve muscle 27 $71 $691
New patient office visit (45-59 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter.
27 $143 $1,984
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 ↗
$25,423
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,632/year across 7 years
Top 16% in NY for neurology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
65
Companies
594
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
$13,819 (54.4%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$11,604 (45.6%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$9,826
2023
$8,127
2022
$2,792
2021
$2,232
2020
$540
2019
$1,079
2018
$827

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ABBVIE INC.
$7,806
PFIZER INC.
$414
Lundbeck LLC
$313
Amgen Inc.
$166
EMD Serono, Inc.
$163
Genentech USA, Inc.
$103
UCB, Inc.
$101
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$93
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$91
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
$74
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$73
ARGENX US, INC.
$63
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$51
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$39
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$32
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$28
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$27
Grifols USA, LLC
$25
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$25
Tonix Medicines, Inc.
$24
Microtransponder, Inc.
$19
PROTEGA PHARMACEUTIALS INC
$19
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$18
MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA AMERICA, INC.
$16
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$15
Biogen, Inc.
$14
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$14
Top 3 companies account for 86.8% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
ABBVIE INC.
$8,558
AbbVie Inc.
$6,424
Lundbeck LLC
$820
Allergan, Inc.
$788
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$776
EMD Serono, Inc.
$775
PFIZER INC.
$741
Allergan Inc.
$428
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$418
Amgen Inc.
$409
ARGENX US, INC.
$404
UCB, Inc.
$384
Harmony Biosciences LLC
$246
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$224
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$224
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$207
Merz Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$193
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$191
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$188
GENZYME CORPORATION
$171
Biogen, Inc.
$170
CSL Behring
$168
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$163
Genentech USA, Inc.
$153
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc
$151
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$148
Corium, LLC
$146
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$141
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
$125
UPSHER-SMITH LABORATORIES LLC
$121
SK Life Science, Inc.
$114
Almatica Pharma LLC
$111
Grifols USA, LLC
$110
SCILEX PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$93
Medtronic USA, Inc.
$89
US WorldMeds, LLC
$77
MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA AMERICA, INC.
$69
Lilly USA, LLC
$69
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$55
Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$47
Medtronic, Inc.
$39
CATALYST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$38
IMPEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$35
Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC
$33
Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
$27
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$25
Tonix Medicines, Inc.
$24
Adamas Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$24
Forte Bio-Pharma LLC
$24
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$23
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$21
Saol Therapeutics Inc.
$20
Microtransponder, Inc.
$19
PROTEGA PHARMACEUTIALS INC
$19
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc
$19
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc.
$18
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$16
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$15
Abbott Laboratories
$15
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$14
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.
$14
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Boston Scientific Corporation
$13
Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC
$13
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$11
Top 3 companies account for 62.2% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACTIVA · ADLARITY · AIMOVIG · AJOVY · AMVUTTRA · APOKYN · APTIOM · AUBAGIO · AUSTEDO · Adlarity · Aimovig · Austedo XR · BOTOX · BOTOX - NEUROLOGY · BOTOX THERAPEUTIC · Briviact · COMIRNATY · CONTRAVE · COPAXONE · CREXONT · DUOPA · Dysport · EMGALITY · Equetro · FIRDAPSE · GAMMAGARD LIQUID · GOCOVRI · GRALISE · Gamunex-C · HYQVIA · Hizentra · Horizant · INGREZZA · INSPIRE · KESIMPTA · Lioresal Intrathecal (baclofen injection) · MAVENCLAD · MAYZENT · MYOBLOC · Mavenclad · NALOCET · NAPRELAN · NUEDEXTA · NUPLAZID · NURTEC ODT · Nourianz · OCREVUS · OCTAGAM IMMUNE GLOBULIN (HUMAN) · OXTELLAR XR · Ocrevus · Ocrevus Zunovo · Ongentys · PANZYGA · PAXLOVID · PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE · PLEGRIDY · PONVORY · Proclaim IPG · QULIPTA · RADICAVA · RAYOS · RELYVRIO · RESTORE · ROXYBOND · RYTARY · Radicava · Rebif · Rystiggo · SOLIRIS · SPINRAZA · TEGSEDI · TOSYMRA · TROKENDI XR · TYSABRI · Trudhesa · UBRELVY · ULTOMIRIS · UPLIZNA · VERCISE · VRAYLAR · VUMERITY · VYEPTI · VYVGART · VYVGART HYTRULO · Vimpat · WAKIX · Wakix · XCOPRI · Xadago · Xeomin · ZAVZPRET · ZEMBRACE SYMTOUCH · ZTLido
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 (54%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in neurology and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware.

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Geographic Context

Neurologists within 10 mi
676
Per 100K population
48.7
County median income
$143,408
Nearest hospital
PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL
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 mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 7% in NY), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 16% of NY peers, with 18 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 botox injection, per unit?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Ahmed performed 11,955 botox injection, per unit 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 $25,423 from 65 companies across 594 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 neurologists in Plainview?
Dr. Ahmed's average Medicare payment per service is $11. 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 →