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Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD

(Ahmad Ali, MD)

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Specializes in: Hepatology (Liver Disease), General Practice and Transplant Hepatology (Liver Transplant Medicine)

Professional interests include: gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders)

101 S Fairview Road
Columbia, MO 65203-7637

(573) 884-7600

Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD is a hepatologist in Columbia, MO specializing in hepatology (liver disease), general practice and transplant hepatology (liver transplant medicine). Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD is affiliated with University of Missouri Health Care and Missouri Digestive Health Center-Fairview Clinic.

Office Locations

101 S Fairview Road
Columbia, MO 65203-7637

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University of Missouri Health Care

101 S Fairview Road
Columbia, MO

(573) 884-7600

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Gastrointestinal Problems (Digestive Disorders)

The gastrointestinal system, or GI tract, is the name given to a collection of organs that work together to digest food. These organs fit together in a long tube, running from the mouth to the anus, and include the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, among others. With so many parts working together, complicated by today's busy lifestyles and diets, digestive problems are common. As many as 1 in 3 Americans have a digestive or GI disorder. There are a huge variety of digestive problems, but the most common are IBS, constipation, GERD, hemorrhoids, and ulcers.

IBS, or irritable bowel syndrome, happens when the muscles surrounding the colon contract too easily or frequently. The result is abdominal pain, cramps, diarrhea or constipation, gas and bloating. IBS attacks can often be brought on by specific triggers, so a key part of treatment is learning which foods trigger IBS attacks and avoiding them. Treatment also includes exercise, avoiding stress, and medications if needed.

Constipation, or large, hard, or infrequent stools, happens to everyone at some point. It can be caused by a disruption in routine or food, or by eating a diet without many fresh fruits and vegetables. Although it is uncomfortable, constipation is common and usually not serious, but it can sometimes become chronic. Adding fiber to the diet, exercising, and taking medications may help.

GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease, is a severe form of chronic heartburn where stomach acid spills back up into the esophagus. Left untreated, the acid may even eat away at the esophagus and cause serious damage. Treatment includes changing the diet to avoid trigger foods, losing weight if needed, medications, or even surgery.

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels around the rectum that become irritated, swollen or torn while straining during a bowel movement. They are most often caused by constipation, but can also be caused by pregnancy, diarrhea, or simply a genetic predisposition towards hemorrhoids. Treatment involves first treating any constipation issues, then keeping the area clean and soothed until it has healed. If these measures are ineffective, surgery is sometimes used.

Peptic ulcers are sores or spots of inflammation in the lining of the stomach or close to the stomach in the small intestine. Usually this area is coated with a protective lining that shields the tissue from the strong stomach acid, but a break in the lining can let acid in, causing the sores. It used to be thought that stress caused ulcers, but now it is known that is not the case. Most often, they are caused by an infection by H. pylori bacteria, but ulcers can also be caused by alcohol abuse or overuse of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, or other NSAIDS. The symptoms of an ulcer are pain, hunger, nausea, and fatigue.

Gastrointestinal problems, perhaps more than any other area, are markedly affected by lifestyle. Many disorders can be prevented or treated at least in part by eating a healthy diet high in fiber, exercising regularly, drinking enough water, and limiting alcohol intake. Still, the frequency of digestive disorders means that even the healthiest person can be affected by them. Anyone who notices blood in their stool, experiences abdominal pain, unexplained weight loss, or any significant change in bowel movements should see a doctor.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

FibroScan

By Affordability:

FibroScan

liver elastography

liver imaging

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Missouri, Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD performed more FibroScan (transient elastography) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for FibroScan (transient elastography), liver elastography, and liver imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD treated as a hepatologist in Columbia, MO during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	116
hospital care	992
inpatient care	937

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD treated as a hepatologist in Columbia, MO during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	40
hospital care	387
inpatient care	353

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	23
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	56
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD treated as a hepatologist in Columbia, MO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	128
inpatient care	108
outpatient care	20

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	16
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	23
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	51
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD treated as a hepatologist in Columbia, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	86
inpatient care	56
outpatient care	30

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	52
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	56
Dementia	25
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD treated as a hepatologist in Columbia, MO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	113
inpatient care	84
outpatient care	29

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	29
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	43
Dementia	34
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD treated as a hepatologist in Columbia, MO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	120
inpatient care	71
outpatient care	49

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	17
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	55
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD treated as a hepatologist in Columbia, MO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	45
inpatient care	33
outpatient care	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	50
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	15
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	60
Dementia	35
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD treated as a hepatologist in Columbia, MO during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	83
inpatient care	83

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	58
Dementia	28
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD treated as a hepatologist in Columbia, MO during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram) and liver imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	162
liver imaging	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD treated as a hepatologist in Columbia, MO during 2022 were ultrasound (sonogram) and liver imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	336
liver imaging	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	52

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	44
Dementia	5
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD treated as a hepatologist in Columbia, MO during 2023 were ultrasound (sonogram) and liver imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	353
liver imaging	66
ultrasound (sonogram)	66

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	4
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD treated as a hepatologist in Columbia, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and liver imaging.

doctor visit	201
hospital care	244
inpatient care	215
liver imaging	44
outpatient care	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD.

**Gender**
Female	94
Male	75

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	129
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Hispanic	16
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	14
75 to 84	24
Less than 65	48
65 to 74	65

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He completed residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Missouri.

Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Missouri Health Care

Missouri Digestive Health Center-Fairview Clinic

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ahmad H. Ali, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$39 XIFAXAN $39
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$17 XARELTO $17
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$12 ELIQUIS $12
Allergan Inc.	$11 TEFLARO $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$80

Biography

Dr. Ahmad Ali sees patients in Columbia, MO. His medical specialties are general practice and transplant hepatology (liver transplant medicine). He has indicated that his clinical interests include gastrointestinal problems (digestive disorders). Dr. Ali trained at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for residency. He is professionally affiliated with the University of Missouri Health Care.