Physician

Ahmad Nazem, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Ahmad Nazem, MD (NPI: 1396749388) practices thoracic surgery in the Syracuse, NY market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Onondaga, NY. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ST JOSEPHS MEDICAL PC (NPI: 1942501747; TIN: 27-3899821) and primary practice location at 13203-1807. Nazem is affiliated with the Trinity Health Integrated Care (ACO ID: A3454) and Rochester Regional Health ACO, Inc. (ACO ID: A3476), participating under the MSSP model.

Nazem's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 127 traditional Medicare patients, billed 227 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $132,795 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 33534 (Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 2 grafts). Part D data shows 17 prescription claims totaling $2,187 in drug costs. 2023 DME data shows 24 claims. Open Payments data shows 25 records totaling $730. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has declined steadily, from $296,764 to $132,795. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $2,726 and ending at $2,187. For DME billing, reported payments started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $9,538 to $1,907.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$148K$297K2015 Medicare payment: $296,764 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $219,112 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $180,075 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $209,339 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $217,467 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $213,020 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $167,472 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $142,390 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $140,243 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $132,795 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015253608$296,764
2016247525$219,112
2017233451$180,075
2018243492$209,339
2019206441$217,467
2020200464$213,020
2021182385$167,472
2022152296$142,390
2023110253$140,243
2024127227$132,795

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$3.1K$6.3K2015 Drug cost: $2,726 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $397 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $511 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,854 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $2,034 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $2,764 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $2,901 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $6,280 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $698 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $2,187 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201550134$2,726
20162449$397
20171120$511
2018N/R29$1,854
20191335$2,034
2020N/R23$2,764
2021N/R31$2,901
20221441$6,280
2023N/R16$698
2024N/R17$2,187

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$1.3K$2.6K2015 Medicare payment: $2,617 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $504 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $1,605 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/R28$2,617
2016N/R11$504
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/R24$1,605
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
33534Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 2 grafts1818$1,640
33361Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery3737$546
33519Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 3 grafts1212$393
33518Coronary artery bypass using vein or artery graft, 2 grafts1414$297
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes2727$130

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Part D summary data is connected for 2024, but public drug-level costs are not available, so a Top 5 by total drug costs cannot be shown.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.25$730ATRICURE, INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Ahmad Nazem, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Ahmad Nazem, MD (NPI 1396749388), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Ahmad Nazem, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Ahmad Nazem, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Trinity Health Integrated Care (MSSP, ACO ID A3454) and Rochester Regional Health ACO, Inc. (MSSP, ACO ID A3476).

What billing organization is linked to Ahmad Nazem, MD?

Ahmad Nazem, MD is linked to ST JOSEPHS MEDICAL PC (billing NPI 1942501747) in the available physician profile data.

Does Ahmad Nazem, MD have Open Payments data?

Ahmad Nazem, MD has 25 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.