Dr. Nabil Ahmad, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Ahmad
Dr. Nabil Ahmad is a cardiovascular disease in Cleveland, TX, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ahmad performed 682 Medicare services across 447 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ahmad received a total of $85,381 from 30 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 132 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. 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. 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 (30-39 min) | 211 | $83 | $200 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 113 | $59 | $150 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 47 | $624 | $1,499 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 46 | $19 | $116 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 36 | $141 | $350 |
| Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts | 31 | $177 | $482 |
| Evaluation and testing for balance with recording | 28 | $78 | $266 |
| Use of electrodes during balance testing | 28 | $8 | $82 |
| Test for abnormal eye movement using a rotating chair | 27 | $96 | $216 |
| Removal of plaque in artery of leg, initial vessel | 24 | $6,784 | $10,127 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 24 | $10 | $25 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 15 | $146 | $350 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision by physician | 13 | $16 | $50 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) | 13 | $22 | $70 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 13 | $11 | $47 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 13 | $120 | $300 |
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. Total industry engagement is in the top 7% for cardiovascular disease in TX.
Geographic Context
21.3 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. Ahmad is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, and high industry engagement (mixed engagement, top 7%), with 20 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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