MUSHTAQUE AHMED MD
Prescription History 1275917361
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Conroe, TX
What does Dr. Ahmed prescribe?
In 2024, Dr. Ahmed wrote 976 Medicare prescriptions for 21 medications. The most prescribed was Atorvastatin Calcium, with 96 prescriptions for 46 patients.
Medicare Part D only. These are prescriptions filled by people with Medicare drug coverage in 2024, from the CMS data released in 2026, the most recent year available. CMS does not publish medications with fewer than 11 prescriptions, so this is not a full list of what Dr. Ahmed prescribes.
Medications 21 medications
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D in 2024. Select a medication to see what it is used for and how it compares with other Texas prescribers.
What it is used for
Atorvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 96 prescriptions for Atorvastatin Calcium, about half as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (180). Medicare paid $5.35 per fill, versus $9.48 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Spironolactone is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 95 prescriptions for Spironolactone, about 2.2 times as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (44). Medicare paid $3.70 per fill, versus $9.03 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
This medication is a beta-blocker used to treat chest pain (angina), heart failure, and high blood pressure.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 84 prescriptions for Metoprolol Succinate, about 83% as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (101). Medicare paid $10.52 per fill, versus $14.00 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Losartan is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to help protect the kidneys from damage due to diabetes.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 79 prescriptions for Losartan Potassium, about 71% as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (111). Medicare paid $6.10 per fill, versus $9.74 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Furosemide is used to reduce extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 78 prescriptions for Furosemide, about as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (78). Medicare paid $3.00 per fill, versus $5.09 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Clopidogrel is used to prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease (recent heart attack), recent stroke, or blood circulation disease (peripheral vascular disease).
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 74 prescriptions for Clopidogrel, about as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (64). Medicare paid $5.30 per fill, versus $11.09 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Metoprolol is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 69 prescriptions for Metoprolol Tartrate, about 1.2 times as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (59). Medicare paid $4.93 per fill, versus $6.73 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Apixaban is used to prevent serious blood clots from forming due to a certain irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) or after hip/knee replacement surgery.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 68 prescriptions for Eliquis, about 83% as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (81). Medicare paid $1,024.28 per fill, versus $870.72 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
This medication is used to treat high blood pressure.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 53 prescriptions for Hydrochlorothiazide, about 82% as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (65). Medicare paid $3.43 per fill, versus $4.50 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Lisinopril is used to treat high blood pressure.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 48 prescriptions for Lisinopril, about half as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (108). Medicare paid $4.65 per fill, versus $7.09 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Rosuvastatin is used along with a proper diet to help lower "bad" cholesterol and fats (such as LDL, triglycerides) and raise "good" cholesterol (HDL) in the blood.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 35 prescriptions for Rosuvastatin Calcium, about 29% as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (122). Medicare paid $5.64 per fill, versus $13.19 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Ticagrelor is used along with low-dose aspirin to help prevent heart attack and stroke in people with a history of heart disease, stroke, or at increased risk for heart disease or stroke (for example, due to diabetes, history of transient ischemic attack-TIA).
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 30 prescriptions for Brilinta, about as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (29). Medicare paid $889.03 per fill, versus $688.85 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Empagliflozin is used with a proper diet and exercise program to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 28 prescriptions for Jardiance, about half as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (52). Medicare paid $724.38 per fill, versus $1,092.03 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Carvedilol is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 25 prescriptions for Carvedilol, about 35% as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (71). Medicare paid $5.49 per fill, versus $8.22 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Amlodipine is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 22 prescriptions for Amlodipine Besylate, about 17% as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (133). Medicare paid $6.14 per fill, versus $6.07 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Nifedipine is used alone or in combination with other drugs to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 21 prescriptions for Nifedipine Er, about half as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (39). Medicare paid $42.90 per fill, versus $25.74 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Isosorbide mononitrate is used to prevent chest pain (angina) in patients with a certain heart condition (coronary artery disease).
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 17 prescriptions for Isosorbide Mononitrate Er, about 40% as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (43). Medicare paid $4.03 per fill, versus $11.85 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
This product is used to treat certain types of heart failure.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 15 prescriptions for Entresto, about 28% as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (53). Medicare paid $872.54 per fill, versus $1,062.82 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
This medication is used to treat certain types of serious (possibly fatal) irregular heartbeat (such as recurrent ventricular fibrillation/tachycardia).
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 14 prescriptions for Amiodarone Hcl, about 31% as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (45). Medicare paid $10.68 per fill, versus $23.63 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Ranolazine is used to treat a certain type of chest pain (chronic angina).
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 13 prescriptions for Ranolazine Er, about 32% as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (40). Medicare paid $74.90 per fill, versus $94.91 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
What it is used for
Rivaroxaban is used to prevent blood clots from forming due to a certain irregular heartbeat (atrial fibrillation) or after hip or knee replacement surgery.
Compared with Texas prescribers
Dr. Ahmed wrote 12 prescriptions for Xarelto, about 27% as often as the typical Texas prescriber of it (45). Medicare paid $815.83 per fill, versus $943.32 statewide.
Volume reflects how many Medicare patients a practice sees as well as prescribing habits. It is not a measure of quality.
Questions about Dr. Ahmed’s prescriptions
What does Dr. Ahmed prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ahmed's most prescribed medications were Atorvastatin Calcium (96), Spironolactone (95) and Metoprolol Succinate (84).
How does Dr. Ahmed's prescribing compare with other Texas prescribers?
Of the 21 medications with a state comparison, Dr. Ahmed prescribes 1 more often than the typical Texas prescriber, 7 about as often and 13 less often. Volume reflects practice size as well as prescribing habits.
Does this list show every medication Dr. Ahmed prescribes?
No. It covers prescriptions filled by people with Medicare Part D drug coverage in 2024, and CMS leaves out any medication with fewer than 11 prescriptions.
About this data
This page shows one provider’s slice of public Medicare files. NPI Profile does not receive prescriptions or patient records.
| Source | What it provides here | Data year |
|---|---|---|
| CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug | Each medication, prescriptions, patients, 30-day fills, days of medication and cost. State comparisons average the Texas prescribers of the same medication and form, where at least five wrote it. | 2024 (released 2026, the most recent available) |
| CMS Medicare Part D Drug Spending Dashboard | What each medication is used for. | 2024 |
- Only prescriptions filled by people with Medicare Part D drug coverage are counted. Private insurance, Medicaid and cash purchases are not.
- CMS leaves out medications with fewer than 11 prescriptions and hides patient counts under 11.
- Cost per fill is what the plan and the patient paid the pharmacy together, not what you pay at the counter.
- Medication descriptions are summaries from CMS. They are not medical advice; ask a health care professional about any medication.
