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Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine), Urgent Care and Emergency Medicine

Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (2004)

Professional interests include: disaster medicine, trauma

100 East Norris Drive
Ottawa, IL 61350

(815) 433-3100

Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO is an internist in Ottawa, IL specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine), urgent care and emergency medicine. He graduated from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO is affiliated with Cook County Health, OSF Healthcare and Duly Health and Care.

Office Locations

OSF Healthcare

100 East Norris Drive
Ottawa, IL 61350

(815) 433-3100

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OSF Healthcare

111 Spring Street
Streator, IL 61364

(815) 673-2311

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1206 E. 9th Street
Lockport, IL 60441

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Cook County Health

1969 W Ogden Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612

(312) 864-6000

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2100 Glenwood Avenue
Joliet, IL 60435

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4061 West 95th Street
Oak Lawn, IL 60453

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500 E 51st Street
Chicago, IL 60615

(312) 572-1700

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OSF Healthcare

925 West Street
Peru, IL 61354

(815) 221-1384

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO treated as an internist in Ottawa, IL during 2012 were emergency care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO for Medicare patients.

catheterization	16
emergency care	714
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO treated as an internist in Ottawa, IL during 2013 were emergency care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	593
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	281
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	125
Less than 65	196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	48
Dementia	26
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO treated as an internist in Ottawa, IL during 2014 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	520

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	364

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	272
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	105
Less than 65	149

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	47
Dementia	27
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO treated as an internist in Ottawa, IL during 2015 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	488

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	468
Female	756

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	588
Black	562
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	254
Less than 65	300

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	51
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO treated as an internist in Ottawa, IL during 2016 were emergency care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	693
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	337
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	405
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	212
85 and over	148
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	45
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO treated as an internist in Ottawa, IL during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	711

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	345
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	479
Black	251
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	164
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	26
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO treated as an internist in Ottawa, IL during 2018 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	402

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	108
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	95
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	40
Dementia	26
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO treated as an internist in Ottawa, IL during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	484

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	334
Black	161
Hispanic	77
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	120
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	48
Dementia	27
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO treated as an internist in Ottawa, IL during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	416

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	384
Black	201
Hispanic	95
Asian	20
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	161
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	56
Dementia	36
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO treated as an internist in Ottawa, IL during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	295

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	136
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	140
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	52
Dementia	37
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO treated as an internist in Ottawa, IL during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	280

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	99
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	136
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	51
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO treated as an internist in Ottawa, IL were emergency care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

catheterization	16
emergency care	508
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO.

**Gender**
Female	371
Male	252

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	225
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	334
Hispanic	27
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	131
75 to 84	173
Less than 65	137
65 to 74	181

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO graduated from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004. He completed residency at Midwestern University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine, American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, value and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (2004)

Residency: Midwestern University Affiliated Hospitals (2009)

Board Certification: American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine - Emergency Medicine, American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, value (2010)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Wakas Ahmad, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cook County Health

OSF Healthcare

Duly Health and Care

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GE Healthcare	$4,647 $4,647
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$568 XARELTO $568
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$155 BRILINTA $155
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$116 Reveal LINQ $116
Allergan Inc.	$111 TEFLARO $111
Other	$229 iFuse Implant $80	ELIQUIS $74	Pradaxa $31	Relistor $19	Activase $15	Other $11

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$4,647
Food and Beverage	$1,180

Biography

Dr. Wakas Ahmad is a specialist in urgent care and emergency medicine. These areas are among Dr. Ahmad's clinical interests: disaster medicine and trauma. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with Midwestern University, Dr. Ahmad attended medical school at Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Distinctions awarded to Dr. Ahmad include: Top 5 Percent of All Physicians in Patient Satisfaction in Year; Excellence in Clinical Bedside; and Education Award. He is affiliated with Cook County Health, OSF Healthcare, and Rush Copley Medical Center.