Physician Profile
Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Ahmed
Based in Glendale, CA, Zulfiqar Ahmed, MD is listed in the NPI registry under pulmonary disease. Zulfiqar is also listed as specializing in internal medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Zulfiqar cared for 3,763 Medicare patients across 12,529 services. The services billed most often include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes, established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more, and initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes. NPI 1750348090 identifies this record in the national registry.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (818) 244-7771
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1030 S GLENDALE AVE #406
Glendale, CA 91205
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pulmonary Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Airway disorders
Blood vessel disorders
Critical care
Diagnostic findings
Environmental lung diseases
Genetic conditions
Infections
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Fungal lung infection
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Lung abscess
- NTM lung infection
- Severe Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Valley fever
- Walking Pneumonia in Children
- Whooping Cough
Inflammatory conditions
Lung growths
Occupational & environmental
Pleural disorders
Post-infection conditions
Sleep disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Shallow Breathing In Sleep
- Snoring
- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
- Waking Up Gasping Or Choking
Structural lung conditions
Symptoms
- Blue Baby Syndrome
- Chest congestion
- Coughing up blood
- Low oxygen levels
- Rapid Breathing
- Severe asthma attack
- Wheezing
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Airway care
Airway management
Biopsies
Biopsies & diagnostics
Breathing tests
- 6-minute walk test
- Asthma challenge test
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
- Exhaled nitric oxide test
Cancer diagnostic procedures
Consultations
Counseling & prevention
Critical care
Diagnostic procedures
Drainage care
Imaging
Interventional procedures
Lab tests
Lung tests
Medications
Monitoring
Pleural procedures
- Chest tube insertion
- Draining lung fluid
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Permanent chest drain insertion
- Pleural sealing procedure
Procedures
Rehabilitation
Screening
Sleep equipment
Sleep medicine
Sleep treatments
Specialist evaluations
Specialized testing
Treatments
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
12,529 services · 3,763 patients · 13 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnostic exam of lung airway using an endoscope | Procedure | 31622 |
81 | Too few peers to compare |
| Aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance | Procedure | 32555 |
54 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | Treatment | 94060 |
825 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Influenza vaccine, trivalent, split virus, preservative-free, 0.5 ml dosage | Treatment | 90656 |
38 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | Treatment | 94060 |
16 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99232 |
7,337 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
2,655 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Office visit | 99223 |
1,061 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more | Office visit | 99204 |
222 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less | Office visit | 99238 |
129 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other lung specialists in Glendale 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1988 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Diagnostic exam of lung airway using an endoscope 8
Providers in CA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Ahmed specialize in?
Dr. Ahmed is a lung specialist in Glendale, CA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Pulmonary Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Ahmed located?
Dr. Ahmed is listed at 1030 S Glendale Ave #406, Glendale, CA 91205. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Ahmed's phone number?
The number on file is (818) 244-7771. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Ahmed's NPI number?
Dr. Ahmed's National Provider Identifier is 1750348090. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Ahmed go to medical school?
Dr. Ahmed attended Other, graduating in 1988. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Ahmed been practicing?
Dr. Ahmed has 38 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1988, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Ahmed do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Ahmed performs procedures including diagnostic exam of lung airway using an endoscope and aspiration of fluid from chest cavity using imaging guidance; provides treatments such as test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration and influenza vaccine, trivalent, split virus, preservative-free, 0.5 ml dosage, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Ahmed confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Ahmed. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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