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Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS

Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology
University of Dhaka
Professional interests include: chronic pain, pain management
55 Fruit Street Gray Bigelow Building, Suite 444
Boston, MA 02114

Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS is an interventional pain specialist in Waltham, MA specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology. He graduated from University of Dhaka. Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS is affiliated with Nantucket Cottage Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

View Doctor's Full Profile (617) 726-8810

Office Locations

52 Second Avenue Suite 2100
Waltham, MA 02451
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Massachusetts General Hospital

55 Fruit Street Gray Bigelow Building, Suite 444
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 726-8810
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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waltham, MA during 2012 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 405
hospital care 137
injections 159
inpatient care 137
nerve block 119
pain management 159
spinal procedures 138

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waltham, MA during 2013 were pain management, injections, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 365
hospital care 53
injections 125
inpatient care 53
nerve block 106
pain management 125
spinal procedures 106

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS.

Gender
Male 153
Female 172
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 279
Black 12
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 95
From 75 to 84 70
85 and over 31
Less than 65 129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS in 2013

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 50
Chronic Kidney Disease 26
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 30
Dementia 7
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waltham, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 378
hospital care 105
injections 97
inpatient care 105
nerve block 97
pain management 97
spinal procedures 97

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS.

Gender
Male 155
Female 203
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 308
Black 14
Hispanic 22
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 103
From 75 to 84 84
85 and over 36
Less than 65 135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS in 2014

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 3
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 46
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 31
Dementia 6
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waltham, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, injections and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 11
doctor visit 404
hospital care 159
injections 136
inpatient care 159
nerve block 110
pain management 125
spinal procedures 125

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS.

Gender
Male 308
Female 430
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 638
Black 38
Hispanic 34
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 210
From 75 to 84 170
85 and over 90
Less than 65 268

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS in 2015

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 46
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 20
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 31
Dementia 7
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waltham, MA during 2016 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 24
doctor visit 366
hospital care 46
injections 161
inpatient care 46
nerve block 105
pain management 137
spinal procedures 105

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS.

Gender
Male 138
Female 201
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 292
Black 16
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 102
From 75 to 84 73
85 and over 32
Less than 65 132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS in 2016

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 51
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 52
Chronic Kidney Disease 35
Asthma 24
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 34
Dementia 13
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waltham, MA during 2017 were injections, pain management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 29
doctor visit 340
hospital care 53
injections 109
inpatient care 53
nerve block 14
pain management 80
spinal procedures 14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS.

Gender
Male 123
Female 171
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 250
Black 13
Hispanic 15
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 97
From 75 to 84 58
85 and over 37
Less than 65 102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS in 2017

Hypertension 69
High Cholesterol 43
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 41
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 37
Dementia 14
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waltham, MA during 2018 were injections, pain management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 20
doctor visit 357
hospital care 47
injections 130
inpatient care 47
pain management 110

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS.

Gender
Male 115
Female 183
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 249
Black 0
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 14
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 107
From 75 to 84 67
85 and over 30
Less than 65 94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS in 2018

Hypertension 70
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 47
Chronic Kidney Disease 39
Asthma 16
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 32
Dementia 18
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waltham, MA during 2019 were injections, pain management, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS for Medicare patients.

aspiration 24
doctor visit 455
hospital care 47
injections 157
inpatient care 47
nerve block 12
pain management 133
spinal procedures 34

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS.

Gender
Male 126
Female 188
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 253
Black 20
Hispanic 18
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 96
From 75 to 84 87
85 and over 35
Less than 65 96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS in 2019

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 49
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 11
Heart Failure 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 32
Dementia 13
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waltham, MA during 2020 were pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 267
injections 26
pain management 26

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS.

Gender
Male 90
Female 148
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 200
Black 14
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 84
From 75 to 84 61
85 and over 28
Less than 65 65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS in 2020

Hypertension 65
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 17
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 24
Dementia 9
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waltham, MA during 2021 were pain management, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 349
hospital care 14
injections 57
inpatient care 14
pain management 57

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS.

Gender
Male 108
Female 185
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 240
Black 16
Hispanic 17
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 99
From 75 to 84 86
85 and over 25
Less than 65 83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS in 2021

Hypertension 66
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 42
Depression 47
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 29
Dementia 12
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waltham, MA during 2022 were pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 311
injections 53
pain management 53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS.

Gender
Male 97
Female 168
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 223
Black 14
Hispanic 12
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 91
From 75 to 84 90
85 and over 23
Less than 65 61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS in 2022

Hypertension 72
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 29
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 23
Asthma 21
Osteoperosis 24
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 28
Dementia 6
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waltham, MA were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration 21
doctor visit 363
hospital care 73
injections 110
inpatient care 73
nerve block 80
pain management 100
spinal procedures 88

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS.

Gender
Male 128
Female 186
Ethnicity
Black / African American 14
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 266
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 15
Other 1
Age
75 to 84 76
85 and over 33
Less than 65 105
65 to 74 98

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension 61
High Cholesterol 47
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 34
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 30
Asthma 16
Osteoporosis 14
Heart Failure 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 28
Atrial Fibrillation 11
Dementia 9
Cancer 12

Education & Training

Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS graduated from University of Dhaka. He completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He is certified by the Pain Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Dhaka

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Board Certification: Pain Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Nantucket Cottage Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, Tufts Health Plan, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
MultiPlan
United Healthcare
Tufts Health Plan
Aetna
TRICARE
Medicare
Medicaid
Humana
Railroad Medicare
Coventry
Cigna
Blue California
Beech Street
WellPoint
Medicare ACO
WellSense
Senior Whole Health
Fallon Health
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
Maine Community Health Options
Mass General Brigham Health Plan
MassHealth
WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.86 out of 5 stars based on 44 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Shihab Ahmed, MBBS from all over the web to help you find the right in Waltham, MA. 

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Stryker Corporation $229 IVS MultiGen RF
$229
Boston Scientific Corporation $71 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER
$71
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $300

Biography

Dr. Shihab Ahmed is a specialist in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Dr. Ahmed has indicated that his clinical interests include pain management and chronic pain. He accepts Blue California, Coventry, Viant, and more. Dr. Ahmed is a graduate of the University of Dhaka and a graduate of Brigham and Women's Hospital's residency program. In addition to English, he speaks Bengali. His professional affiliations include Nantucket Cottage Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.

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