Dr. Muhammad Ehtisham, M.D.
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 15
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 396
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
MO license 2021030438
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO
- Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston, MO
- Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO
Medical groups
- Southeast Missouri Hospital Physicians LLC (209 clinicians)
- Missouri Delta Medical Center (134 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 396
- Services billed
- 1,171
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 257 | 185 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 246 | 140 |
| Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes | 105 | 66 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 83 | 83 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 83 | 83 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 82 | 82 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 74 | 74 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 48 | 21 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 47 | 47 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 24 | 24 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Cape Girardeau, MO | 1,133 |
| Azithromycin Other prescribers in Cape Girardeau, MO | 1,129 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Cape Girardeau, MO | 674 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Cape Girardeau, MO | 435 |
| Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyr/formoterol) Other prescribers in Cape Girardeau, MO | 383 |
| Ventolin Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Cape Girardeau, MO | 158 |
| Fluticasone Propionate Other prescribers in Cape Girardeau, MO | 149 |
| Furosemide Other prescribers in Cape Girardeau, MO | 137 |
| Montelukast Sodium Other prescribers in Cape Girardeau, MO | 120 |
| Combivent Respimat (ipratropium/albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Cape Girardeau, MO | 120 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 7 companies reported 20 payments worth $1,799 in total to this clinician.
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,621 |
|---|---|
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $48.21 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $39.48 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $29.66 |
| Insmed, Inc. | $23.49 |
| Philips North America LLC | $20.09 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $17.03 |
| Travel and Lodging | $1,444 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $356 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Aug 19, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to CHICAGO, IL · in-kind | $645 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Aug 24, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to CHICAGO, IL · in-kind | $421 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Dec 29, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to HOUSTON, TX · in-kind | $340 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Aug 19, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to CHICAGO, IL · in-kind | $37.00 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.