Ahmad Mahmoud, MD
Otolaryngology · Clifton, NJNPI 1134532708
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by food and beverage: $5,540 of the $8,661 with a category attached, or 64.0%. Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. accounts for 81.0% of it on its own, with 7 other manufacturers making up the rest. Among otolaryngology clinicians in NJ with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 121 payments — averaging $71.58 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$7K
- Abbott$596
- Abiomed$512
- Stryker$179
- Optinose US, Inc.$176
- Smith+Nephew$133
- plus $50 from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Travel & lodging$2,76332%
- Food & beverage$5,54064%
- Education$3584%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 103 | $7,014 |
| Abbott | 5 | $596 |
| Abiomed | 5 | $512 |
| Stryker | 3 | $179 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 2 | $176 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $133 |
| Edwards Lifesciences | 1 | $36 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $14 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- Inspire$3,722
- Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System$1,617
- PROCLAIM$239
- ENSITE PRECISION$225
- Coblation Wands$133
- GAMMA$132
- Xhance$125
- MitraClip$110
How this compares
$8,661 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 232 otolaryngology providers in New Jersey.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ofloxacin | 45 | $2,548 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 145 | $2,349 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 46 | $1,609 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 53 | $1,242 |
| Mometasone Furoate | 11 | $901 |
| Omeprazole | 83 | $858 |
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 25 | $773 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 30 | $334 |
| Famotidine | 22 | $166 |
| Prednisone | 18 | $29 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 12 | $14 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Clifton
- Nishant ReddyEast Windsor$133K
- Giant LinFlorham Park$25K
- Samir ShahVoorhees$16K
- Brian BensonHackensack$14K
- Andrew BlitzerHackensack$9K
- Jean EloyNewark$8K
- Ramtin KassirWayne$8K
- Wayne HsuehNewark$7K
- Gregory SmithEvesham$7K
- Saurin SanghviMount Laurel$7K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.