Physician

Faraz Shafique Ahmad, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Faraz Ahmad, MD (NPI: 1932333473) practices advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology in the Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Cook, IL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL FACULTY FOUNDATION (NPI: 1346235314; TIN: 363097297) and primary practice location at 60611-2908. Ahmad is affiliated with the Northwestern Medicine Physician Network ACO (ACO ID: A2620), participating under the MSSP model.

Ahmad's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 70 traditional Medicare patients, billed 258 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $22,560 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99291 (Critical care, first 30-74 minutes). Part D data shows 378 prescription claims across 47 beneficiaries totaling $1,181,682 in drug costs, led by Vyndamax (Tafamidis). Open Payments data shows 2 records totaling $3,320. 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 started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $26,150 to $22,560. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $5,151 to $1,181,682. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

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$38K$76K2018 Medicare payment: $26,150 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $76,083 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $37,395 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $45,947 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $28,693 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $20,752 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $22,560 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
201872253$26,150
2019189740$76,083
2020120352$37,395
2021127422$45,947
2022106284$28,693
202384223$20,752
202470258$22,560

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$591K$1.2M2015 Drug cost: $5,151 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $2,354 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $2,002 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $187,684 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $557,162 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $639,948 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $519,166 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $678,034 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,181,682 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20152054$5,151
2016N/R16$2,354
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/R11$2,002
201944242$187,684
202059365$557,162
202160443$639,948
202258437$519,166
202346385$678,034
202447378$1,181,682

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = 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
99291Critical care, first 30-74 minutes1138$184
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more2327$155
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes1424$102
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes1956$67
93750Evaluation of lower heart chamber assist device1245$36

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
VyndamaxTafamidis471,410$1,048,009
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan231,950$43,081
EliquisApixaban261,980$39,556
JardianceEmpagliflozin161,440$25,051
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol17930$18,184

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.1$2,380Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.1$940PFIZER INC.
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Faraz Shafique Ahmad, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Faraz Shafique Ahmad, MD (NPI 1932333473), 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 Faraz Shafique Ahmad, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Faraz Shafique Ahmad, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Northwestern Medicine Physician Network ACO (MSSP, ACO ID A2620).

What billing organization is linked to Faraz Shafique Ahmad, MD?

Faraz Shafique Ahmad, MD is linked to NORTHWESTERN MEDICAL FACULTY FOUNDATION (billing NPI 1346235314) in the available physician profile data.

Does Faraz Shafique Ahmad, MD have Open Payments data?

Faraz Shafique Ahmad, MD has 2 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.