Wasim Ahmed MD in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1989
The Primary Medical Specialty for Wasim Ahmed MD is listed as: Nephrology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 35
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1759284375
NPI #: 1841281268
NPI Created On: 11/03/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/28/2009
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X
License Number:
MD072044L
Listed Gender: Male

---

Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: Urdu, English.

---

Services and Procedures include:

1. Hemodialysis procedure with one physician evaluation
2. Dialysis services (4 or more physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
3. Dialysis services (2-3 physician visits per month), patient 20 years of age and older
4. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
5. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
6. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
7. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
8. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
9. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
10. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
11. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 35 minutes per day
12. Physician telephone patient service, 11-20 minutes of medical discussion

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.