Saghir Ahmed, MD
NPI 1699755009ActiveIndividual· Specialist· Macon, GA
Specialist (MD) with Central Georgia Kidney Specialists, PC, practicing in Macon, Georgia. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,441,342 for 4,682 claims, against $175,103 paid for services in 2024. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation was the largest of 12 companies reporting payments in 2025, $446.14 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1699755009 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 20, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 20, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 20, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialist Primary | 174400000X | 044664 | GA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nephrology (GA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 487 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,719 across 14 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $175,103 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,682 · 9,069 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 537 |
| Total drug cost | $1,441,342 |
| Generic share | 81% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nephrology |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Central Georgia Kidney Specialists, PCForsyth, GA · 8 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Atrium Health Navicent the Medical CenterMacon, GA
- Coliseum Medical Centers, LLC, DBAMacon, GA
- Navicent Health BaldwinMilledgeville, GA
Other facilities
- Baldwin Dialysis CenterDialysis facility · Milledgeville, GA
- Dialysis Center of Macon, LLCDialysis facility · Macon, GA
- Dialysis Center of MilledgevilleDialysis facility · Milledgeville, GA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$446.14 · 26 payments from 12 companies
- 2024$380.92 · 25 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $89.50 | 4 |
| Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $72.76 | 9 |
| Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc. | $47.43 | 2 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $44.17 | 2 |
| Akebia Therapeutics Inc | $40.51 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$436.18 · 20 payments
- Education$9.96 · 6 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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