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Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP

(13 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Professional interests include: amyloidosis, diabetic nephropathy (diabetic kidney disease)

1101 Veterans Drive Lexington Vamc (596)
Lexington, KY 40502

(859) 323-5049

Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP is a nephrologist in Lexington, KY specializing in adult nephrology. Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and University of Kentucky HealthCare.

Office Locations

1101 Veterans Drive Lexington Vamc (596)
Lexington, KY 40502

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135 E. Maxwell Street Fourth Floor, Suite 401
Lexington, KY 40508

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601 Chamberlin Avenue Suite A
Frankfort, KY 40601

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800 Rose Street Room No; 564
Lexington, KY 40536

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	340
doctor visit	332
hemofiltration	32
hospital care	784
inpatient care	784

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	207
doctor visit	312
hemofiltration	37
hospital care	849
inpatient care	849

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	79
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	22
Less than 65	187

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	67
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	210
doctor visit	232
hemofiltration	37
hospital care	1120
inpatient care	1120

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	21
Less than 65	184

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	66
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	284
doctor visit	183
hemofiltration	77
hospital care	1271
inpatient care	1271

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	532
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	746
Black	164
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	48
Less than 65	434

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	64
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	193
doctor visit	206
hemofiltration	66
hospital care	988
inpatient care	988

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	19
Less than 65	194

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	39
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	63
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	209
doctor visit	212
hemofiltration	80
hospital care	826
inpatient care	826

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	19
Less than 65	181

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	68
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	171
doctor visit	186
hemofiltration	21
hospital care	679
inpatient care	679

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	17
Less than 65	141

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	68
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	136
doctor visit	160
hospital care	522
inpatient care	522

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	18
Less than 65	124

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	62
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	100
doctor visit	90
hospital care	333
inpatient care	333

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	101

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	59
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	84
doctor visit	121
hospital care	475
inpatient care	475

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	16
Less than 65	73

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	65
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	87
doctor visit	110
hospital care	353
inpatient care	353

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	14
Less than 65	73

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	67
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	60
doctor visit	118
hospital care	397
inpatient care	397

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	17
Less than 65	71

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	64
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY during 2024 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	49
doctor visit	80
hospital care	344
inpatient care	344

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	17
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	63
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP treated as a nephrologist in Lexington, KY were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	163
doctor visit	180
hemofiltration	50
hospital care	687
inpatient care	687

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP.

**Gender**
Female	150
Male	186

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	265
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	17
75 to 84	60
Less than 65	140
65 to 74	114

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	59
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Cancer	10
Dementia	16

Education & Training

He completed residency at University of Connecticut Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and has a state license in Kentucky.

Residency: University of Connecticut Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Licensed In: Kentucky

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.86 out of 5 stars based on 13 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP from all over the web to help you find the right in Lexington, KY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Aurinia Pharma U.S., Inc.	$14,689 LUPKYNIS $14,689
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$5,695 SOLIRIS $5,695
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$4,594 Velphoro $4,594
Mallinckrodt LLC	$185 ACTHAR $185
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$150 $150
Other	$280 ACTHAR $147	Parsabiv $14	$119

**Types of Payments**
Honoraria	$12,600
Consulting Fee	$4,000
Travel and Lodging	$3,759
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,000
Food and Beverage	$1,922
Other	$311

Research Payments

Dr. Sadiq Ahmed, MD, FACP has received 7 research payments totaling $122,818.

Biography

Dr. Sadiq Ahmed's medical specialty is adult nephrology. He trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Connecticut for his residency. Dr. Ahmed's areas of clinical interest consist of diabetic nephropathy (diabetic kidney disease) and amyloidosis. His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Ahmed's hospital/clinic affiliations include the University of Kentucky HealthCare and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.