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Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease) and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Northeast Ohio Medical University (1996)

1174 East Home Road
Springfield, OH 45503

(937) 398-0354

Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD is a cardiologist in Springfield, OH specializing in cardiology (heart disease) and internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD is affiliated with Mercy Health, TAJ MEDICAL INC and Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center.

Office Locations

Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center

1174 East Home Road
Springfield, OH 45503

(937) 398-0354

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

abdominal duplex ultrasound

cardiac stress testing

cardiac procedures

carotid duplex ultrasound

myocardial perfusion SPECT

nuclear scan

pelvic duplex ultrasound

stress EKG

testicular duplex ultrasound

ultrasound

vascular procedures

In 2023, Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD performed more abdominal duplex ultrasound, cardiac (heart) stress testing, cardiac procedures, carotid duplex ultrasound, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, pelvic duplex ultrasound, stress EKG, testicular duplex ultrasound, ultrasound (sonogram), and vascular procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Ohio.

Top 10%

By Volume:

Doppler echocardiography

vascular ultrasound

In 2023, Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD performed more Doppler echocardiography, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Ohio.

Top 25%

By Volume:

echocardiogram

In 2012, Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD performed more echocardiogram (echo) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Ohio.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD treated as a cardiologist in Springfield, OH during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	524
ambulatory monitoring	56
cardiac procedures	1761
doctor visit	1505
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
nuclear scan	591
pelvic imaging	145
stress testing	1195
ultrasound (sonogram)	1288
vascular procedures	462

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD treated as a cardiologist in Springfield, OH during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	506
ambulatory monitoring	61
cardiac procedures	1816
doctor visit	1490
lab tests	313
nuclear scan	601
pelvic imaging	45
stress testing	1207
ultrasound (sonogram)	1218
vascular procedures	283

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	553

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	915
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	352
From 75 to 84	295
85 and over	161
Less than 65	193

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD treated as a cardiologist in Springfield, OH during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	568
ambulatory monitoring	84
cardiac procedures	2108
doctor visit	1644
lab tests	446
nuclear scan	690
pelvic imaging	30
stress testing	1381
ultrasound (sonogram)	1400
vascular procedures	313

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	518
Female	595

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1012
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	405
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	179
Less than 65	195

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	42
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD treated as a cardiologist in Springfield, OH during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	550
ambulatory monitoring	96
cardiac procedures	2006
doctor visit	1616
lab tests	364
nuclear scan	648
pelvic imaging	28
stress testing	1295
ultrasound (sonogram)	1356
vascular procedures	293

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1042
Female	1166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2004
Black	174
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	836
From 75 to 84	652
85 and over	338
Less than 65	382

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD treated as a cardiologist in Springfield, OH during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	547
ambulatory monitoring	85
cardiac procedures	2019
doctor visit	1604
lab tests	502
nuclear scan	632
pelvic imaging	29
stress testing	1263
ultrasound (sonogram)	1374
vascular procedures	247

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	576
Female	625

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1091
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	479
From 75 to 84	354
85 and over	197
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD treated as a cardiologist in Springfield, OH during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	312
ambulatory monitoring	82
cardiac procedures	1399
doctor visit	1611
lab tests	488
nuclear scan	400
pelvic imaging	34
stress testing	799
ultrasound (sonogram)	991
vascular procedures	230

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	571
Female	606

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1069
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	497
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	175
Less than 65	155

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD treated as a cardiologist in Springfield, OH during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	61
ambulatory monitoring	230
cardiac procedures	1544
doctor visit	1572
lab tests	483
nuclear scan	377
pelvic imaging	40
stress testing	762
ultrasound (sonogram)	799
vascular procedures	261

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	570
Female	623

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1083
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	512
From 75 to 84	382
85 and over	180
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD treated as a cardiologist in Springfield, OH during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	308
ambulatory monitoring	193
cardiac procedures	1521
doctor visit	1582
lab tests	505
nuclear scan	382
pelvic imaging	240
stress testing	766
ultrasound (sonogram)	1297
vascular procedures	712

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	549
Female	604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1044
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	510
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	163
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD treated as a cardiologist in Springfield, OH during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	192
cardiac procedures	1123
doctor visit	1737
lab tests	117
nuclear scan	307
pelvic imaging	59
stress testing	618
ultrasound (sonogram)	965
vascular procedures	357

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	477
Female	572

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	960
Black	63
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	487
From 75 to 84	344
85 and over	146
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD treated as a cardiologist in Springfield, OH during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	68
cardiac procedures	1112
doctor visit	1815
nuclear scan	275
pelvic imaging	68
stress testing	572
ultrasound (sonogram)	915
vascular procedures	396

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	511
Female	543

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	960
Black	67
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	471
From 75 to 84	359
85 and over	136
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD treated as a cardiologist in Springfield, OH during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	119
cardiac procedures	1174
doctor visit	1442
nuclear scan	310
pelvic imaging	119
stress testing	625
ultrasound (sonogram)	961
vascular procedures	432

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	466
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	891
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	455
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	137
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD treated as a cardiologist in Springfield, OH were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

abdominal imaging	341
ambulatory monitoring	110
cardiac procedures	1598
doctor visit	1601
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
lab tests	402
nuclear scan	473
pelvic imaging	76
stress testing	953
ultrasound (sonogram)	1142
vascular procedures	362

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	520
Female	581

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	69
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1002
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	341
85 and over	164
Less than 65	141
65 to 74	454

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University in 1996. He completed residency at OhioHealth - Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine) and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University (1996)

Residency: OhioHealth - Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus (1999)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine)

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ashfaq Taj Ahmed, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mercy Health

TAJ MEDICAL INC

Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$322 XARELTO $322
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$238 Cardiac Monitors - Insertable $99	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $60	ClosureFast $35	IN.PACT Admiral $23	Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring $21
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$190 BRILINTA $176	LOKELMA $14
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$178 Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac $178
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$171 Lexiscan $124	$46
Other	$592 ENTRESTO $95	WATCHMAN $76	Ranexa $62	WATCHMAN Access System $53	ELIQUIS $45	Other $262

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,691

Biography

Dr. Ashfaq Ahmed practices cardiology (heart disease). He is professionally affiliated with Mercy Health. He attended Northeast Ohio Medical University and then went on to complete his residency at OhioHealth - Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus and a hospital affiliated with New York Medical College. Dr. Ahmed has an open panel in Springfield, OH according to Mercy Health.