Dr. Sheikh Ahmed, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Ahmed
Dr. Sheikh Ahmed is an optician specialist in Houston, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Ahmed performed 1,706 Medicare services across 1,105 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Ahmed received a total of $17,142 from 27 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 117 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 407 | $62 | $131 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 309 | $10 | $40 |
| Regadenoson injection (Lexiscan) for heart stress test | 160 | $43 | $77 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic | 95 | $142 | $249 |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | 78 | $142 | $251 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 66 | $20 | $101 |
| Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers | 48 | $152 | $252 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | 41 | $51 | $148 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), awake and drowsy | 41 | $310 | $594 |
| Measurement of nerve conduction using visual stimulation testing with report | 41 | $54 | $183 |
| Measurement of brain wave activity (eeg), digital analysis | 41 | $223 | $466 |
| Nuclear medicine studies of heart muscle at rest and with stress and spect | 40 | $352 | $604 |
| Evaluation of neuropsychological test, first hour | 40 | $103 | $190 |
| Administration of psychological or neuropsychological test by technician, first 30 minutes | 39 | $27 | $101 |
| Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 36 | $87 | $250 |
| Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose | 35 | $286 | $751 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) 2-day continuous with review and report by health care professional | 23 | $47 | $254 |
| Complete ultrasound of within the brain blood flow | 20 | $177 | $432 |
| Ultrasound of within the brain blood flow following medication | 20 | $183 | $488 |
| Ultrasound of within the brain blood flow for blood clots | 20 | $135 | $548 |
| Evaluation and testing for balance with recording | 15 | $90 | $237 |
| Test for abnormal eye movement using a rotating chair | 15 | $105 | $240 |
| Use of electrodes during balance testing | 15 | $9 | $20 |
| Physical therapy exercise, per 15 min | 15 | $23 | $37 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with review and report by health care professional | 12 | $16 | $150 |
| Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with transmission of patient triggered events with review and report by health care professional | 12 | $623 | $1,075 |
| Testing of autonomic nervous system function and heart rate response to deep breathing | 11 | $72 | $200 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 11 | $100 | $282 |
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 cardiac & electrophysiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with mixed engagement industry engagement in the top 11% of TX peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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