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Dr. Bashar K. Ahmed, M.D.

Pain Medicine (Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician)

  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
12
In the NPI registry since
2014
Medicare patients seen, 2024
234

Licensed in California since 2017, according to the Medical Board of California. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.

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

  • 2014Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)

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

  • Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician primary
    CA license A152947 (first issued 2017; current) · AZ license 58125

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

Map: Pain Medicine per capita by county →

Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
234
Services billed
288
Patients’ average age
75
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Anesthesia for lens surgery2929
Anesthesia for other procedure on esophagus, stomach, or upper small bowel using an endoscope2928
Insertion of artery tube for blood sampling or infusion through skin2323
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access2220
Anesthesia for other procedure on upper abdomen1616
Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine1515
Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand1212

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.

Payments from drug and device companies

In 2025, 7 companies reported 54 payments worth $3,369 in total to this clinician.

By company
Si-bone, Inc.$2,300
Medtronic, Inc.$384
Spr Therapeutics, Inc$357
Nalu Medical, Inc.$166
Boston Scientific Corporation$102
Saluda Medical Americas, Inc.$40.36
Globus Medical, Inc.$20.69
By type
Travel and Lodging$1,894
Food and Beverage$1,475

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Apr 25, 2025Si-bone, Inc.
Apr 25, 2025
Travel and Lodging
IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · travel to SAN ANTONIO, TX · in-kind
$592
Jun 16, 2025Si-bone, Inc.
Jun 16, 2025
Travel and Lodging
IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · travel to LAS VEGAS, NV · in-kind
$407
Jun 28, 2025Si-bone, Inc.
Jun 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · travel to LAS VEGAS, NV · in-kind
$362
May 10, 2025Si-bone, Inc.
May 10, 2025
Travel and Lodging
IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · travel to SAN ANTONIO, TX · in-kind
$243
Apr 29, 2025Si-bone, Inc.
Apr 29, 2025
Travel and Lodging
IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · travel to SAN ANTONIO, TX · in-kind
$128
Jul 25, 2025Si-bone, Inc.
Jul 25, 2025
Travel and Lodging
IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · travel to LAS VEGAS, NV
$77.65
May 21, 2025Si-bone, Inc.
May 21, 2025
Travel and Lodging
IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · travel to SAN ANTONIO, TX
$33.00
May 10, 2025Si-bone, Inc.
May 10, 2025
Travel and Lodging
IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · travel to SAN ANTONIO, TX · in-kind
$27.75
Jun 28, 2025Si-bone, Inc.
Jun 28, 2025
Travel and Lodging
IFUSE IMPLANT SYSTEM · SACROILIAC JOINT DYSFUNCTION · travel to LAS VEGAS, NV · in-kind
$24.00

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.

Who received the most in California →

Other Pain Medicine clinicians in Santa Rosa

Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated December 10, 2020), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1548675663. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.