Syed Ahmed, MD
Internal Medicine · Katy, TXNPI 1184673253
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 97.7% of the total across 68 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 13 manufacturers reported payments, led by Novo Nordisk at 24.8% of the total.
Across 68 payments — averaging $20.39 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Novo Nordisk$343
- AstraZeneca$258
- GSK$177
- Lilly USA, LLC$132
- Exact Sciences$102
- Amgen$86
- plus $288 from 7 others
Across 78 payments — averaging $5150.19 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC$167K
- Genentech, Inc.$72K
- Regeneron$43K
- AstraZeneca$39K
- Galderma Laboratories, L.p.$28K
- Chiesi USA, Inc.$22K
- plus $30K from 2 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$1,35498%
- Education$322%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Novo Nordisk | 15 | $343 |
| AstraZeneca | 14 | $258 |
| GSK | 5 | $177 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 8 | $132 |
| Exact Sciences | 5 | $102 |
| Amgen | 5 | $86 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 4 | $63 |
| Intra-sana Laboratories | 3 | $56 |
| Abbott | 3 | $55 |
| Pfizer | 2 | $34 |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2 | $34 |
| Seqirus USA Inc | 1 | $25 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | 1 | $20 |
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.
- Ozempic$117
How this compares
$1,386 in reported general payments places this provider in the 75th percentile of 7,675 internal medicine providers in Texas.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| OzempicSemaglutide | 99 | $112,463 |
| FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol | 46 | $54,894 |
| JardianceEmpagliflozin | 45 | $52,577 |
| MounjaroTirzepatide | 43 | $43,935 |
| JanuviaSitagliptin Phosphate | 42 | $38,672 |
| RybelsusSemaglutide | 19 | $35,100 |
| EliquisApixaban | 31 | $29,096 |
| Trelegy ElliptaFluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter | 18 | $19,396 |
| TrulicityDulaglutide | 12 | $18,744 |
| GlyxambiEmpagliflozin/Linagliptin | 13 | $15,156 |
| ArexvyRsvpref3 Antigen/As01e/Pf | 44 | $13,966 |
| Soliqua 100-33Insulin Glargine/Lixisenatide | 13 | $11,451 |
| ShingrixVaricella-Zoster Ge/As01b/Pf | 29 | $6,500 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 499 | $6,499 |
| Lantus SolostarInsulin Glargine,hum.Rec.Anlog | 32 | $5,591 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Novo NordiskOzempic, Rybelsus | $343 | $147,563118 claims |
| Boehringer IngelheimJardiance, Glyxambi | $63 | $67,73358 claims |
| Lilly USA, LLCMounjaro, Trulicity | $132 | $62,67955 claims |
| AstraZenecaFarxiga | $258 | $54,89446 claims |
| GSKTrelegy Ellipta, Arexvy, Shingrix, Anoro Ellipta, Breo Ellipta | $177 | $50,392116 claims |
| PfizerEliquis | $34 | $29,09631 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 75th percentile of 7,675 internal medicine providers in Texas.
Other internal medicine in Katy
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- Marc TribbleDallas$693K
- Gary SinclairDallas$599K
- Mohammed Al-NajjarEl Paso$586K
- Han SchmidlyDallas$465K
- Hussein TawbiHouston$365K
- Hans LeeHouston$327K
- Tapan KadiaHouston$311K
- Nitin JainHouston$281K
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.