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Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD

(Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD)

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Dow Medical College

Professional interests include: cardiac catheterization

2400 Bath Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(310) 415-3593

Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. She graduated from Dow Medical College. Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD is affiliated with Cottage Health.

Office Locations

221 W. Pueblo Street 1st Floor
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

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2400 Bath Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

(310) 415-3593

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Some issues Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD can help you with:

Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure done to check on the health of the heart. A tiny, flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into a blood vessel through a very small opening, usually in the groin, and threaded through the blood vessel up to the heart. Once the catheter is in place, it can diagnose problems in the heart and perform certain corrective procedures.

A coronary catheter can be used to:

Take blood samples
Inject dye for an angiogram
Check for valve defects
Measure oxygen and pressure levels within the heart chambers
Take a biopsy
Perform a percutaneous coronary intervention, or procedure to clear blocked arteries
Widen narrowed valve openings

Because all of this can be accomplished without the need for open surgery, cardiac catheterization has become a popular option.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Led by Dr. Bina Ahmed, an interventional cardiologist and structural heart disease specialist, the clinic will offer expert consultation to women for the management of various cardiovascular...”—"Women's health services are thriving on Central Coast", Pacific Coast Business Times, March 2024

“Led by Dr. Bina Ahmed, the clinic will offer expert consultation to women for management of various cardiovascular diagnoses.”—"Cottage Opens Clinic Focusing on Women's Heart Health | News Releases | Noozhawk", Noozhawk, February 2024

“The Cottage Heart and Vascular Center will present a free Virtual Meet the Doctor event with Dr. Bina Ahmed, 4-5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 that will focus on cardiovascular disease in women.”—"Virtual Meet the Doctor Talk Examines Advances in Heart Health for Women | Your Health | Noozhawk", Noozhawk, November 2023

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

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

blood tests

In 2023, Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD had a list price for blood tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

stress echo

By Affordability:

coagulation tests

lab tests

liver function tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD performed more stress echo procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and she also had a list price for coagulation (blood clotting) tests, lab tests, and liver function tests (LFTs) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardiac catheterization

cardiac procedures

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

left heart catheterization

minimally invasive procedures

ultrasound

By Affordability:

prothrombin time test

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD performed more cardiac catheterization, cardiac procedures, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), left heart catheterization, minimally invasive procedures, and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for prothrombin time (PT) test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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. Bina Ahmed, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, catheterization, cardiac procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

cardiac procedures	87
catheterization	87
diagnostic procedures	67
doctor visit	53
minimally invasive procedures	87
stent placement (stenting)	20
vascular procedures	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, catheterization, cardiac procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

angioplasty	40
cardiac procedures	134
catheterization	134
diagnostic procedures	74
doctor visit	60
minimally invasive procedures	134
stent placement (stenting)	40
vascular procedures	62

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	0
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	44

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, catheterization, cardiac procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

angioplasty	38
cardiac procedures	130
catheterization	130
diagnostic procedures	73
doctor visit	69
minimally invasive procedures	130
stent placement (stenting)	38
vascular procedures	73

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	38

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	56
Dementia	7
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, catheterization, cardiac procedures and diagnostic procedures.

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

angioplasty	28
cardiac procedures	128
catheterization	128
diagnostic procedures	86
doctor visit	72
minimally invasive procedures	128
stent placement (stenting)	28
vascular procedures	86

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	124
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	84

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	52
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and vascular procedures.

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

angioplasty	58
cardiac procedures	225
catheterization	209
diagnostic procedures	122
doctor visit	149
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	209
stent placement (stenting)	58
vascular procedures	138

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	515
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	914
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	139
Less than 65	157

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and vascular procedures.

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

angioplasty	134
cardiac procedures	491
catheterization	444
diagnostic procedures	227
doctor visit	203
emergency care	16
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
minimally invasive procedures	462
stent placement (stenting)	134
vascular procedures	256

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	539
Female	494

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	990
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	412
From 75 to 84	331
85 and over	146
Less than 65	144

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and hospital care.

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

angioplasty	120
cardiac procedures	447
catheterization	395
diagnostic procedures	202
doctor visit	225
emergency care	13
hospital care	227
inpatient care	227
minimally invasive procedures	421
stent placement (stenting)	120
vascular procedures	207

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	579
Female	508

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1047
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	383
From 75 to 84	364
85 and over	175
Less than 65	165

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and vascular procedures.

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

angioplasty	122
cardiac procedures	457
catheterization	390
diagnostic procedures	195
doctor visit	223
emergency care	12
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158
minimally invasive procedures	415
stent placement (stenting)	122
vascular procedures	225

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	476
Female	434

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	863
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	358
From 75 to 84	335
85 and over	112
Less than 65	105

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

angioplasty	36
cardiac procedures	647
catheterization	99
diagnostic procedures	45
doctor visit	1371
hospital care	213
inpatient care	213
lab tests	209
minimally invasive procedures	117
stent placement (stenting)	36
stress testing	165
ultrasound (sonogram)	402
vascular procedures	63

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	462
Female	473

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	802
Black	0
Hispanic	83
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	345
From 75 to 84	326
85 and over	232
Less than 65	32

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and lab tests.

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

angioplasty	26
cardiac procedures	883
catheterization	74
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	1670
emergency care	15
hospital care	167
inpatient care	167
lab tests	202
minimally invasive procedures	96
stent placement (stenting)	26
stress testing	293
ultrasound (sonogram)	592
vascular procedures	70

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	511
Female	542

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	896
Black	0
Hispanic	93
Asian	15
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	375
From 75 to 84	385
85 and over	260
Less than 65	33

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

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

cardiac procedures	698
catheterization	49
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	1478
hospital care	192
inpatient care	192
lab tests	167
minimally invasive procedures	62
stress testing	212
ultrasound (sonogram)	522
vascular procedures	62

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	492
Female	522

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	878
Black	0
Hispanic	76
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	406
85 and over	228
Less than 65	20

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA during 2023 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

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

angioplasty	28
cardiac procedures	832
catheterization	118
diagnostic procedures	62
doctor visit	1342
emergency care	14
hospital care	228
inpatient care	228
lab tests	111
minimally invasive procedures	140
stent placement (stenting)	28
stress testing	137
ultrasound (sonogram)	670
vascular procedures	84

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	572
Female	609

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	970
Black	0
Hispanic	128
Asian	17
Other	49
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	493
85 and over	270
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Santa Barbara, CA were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, stress testing and minimally invasive procedures.

angioplasty	63
cardiac procedures	429
catheterization	188
diagnostic procedures	103
doctor visit	576
emergency care	14
hospital care	169
inpatient care	169
lab tests	172
minimally invasive procedures	200
stent placement (stenting)	59
stress testing	201
ultrasound (sonogram)	546
vascular procedures	116

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD.

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	638
Hispanic	52
Native American / Alaskan Native	2
Other	19

**Age**
75 to 84	244
85 and over	130
Less than 65	72
65 to 74	273

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Cancer	10
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD graduated from Dow Medical College. She completed residency at University of Massachusetts Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certifications and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Dow Medical College

Residency: University of Massachusetts Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certifications

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Cottage Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Volcano Corporation	$1,981 iFR $1,901	CORE FM $66	SyncVision $14
Abbott Laboratories	$1,411 Vascular $991	DRAGONFLY OPSTAR $193	Supera peripheral stent system $114	PressureWire $65	PERCLOSE PROGLIDE $24	Other $23
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,374 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,142	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $119	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $113
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$616 Vascular $475	DRAGONFLY $140
Gilead Sciences Inc	$422 $422
Other	$1,956 Atherectomy Device $246	Repatha $136	(9520) IGT Devices Und $125	(6342) Intrasight Integ $114	KENGREAL $113	Other $1,221

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,183
Travel and Lodging	$3,341
Education	$193
Gift	$42

Research Payments

Dr. Bina Ahmed, MD has received 4 research payments totaling $53,864.

Biography

Dr. Bina Ahmed specializes in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. She graduated from Dow Medical College and then she performed her residency at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with the University of Massachusetts. She is especially interested in cardiac catheterization. Dr. Ahmed is affiliated with Cottage Health.