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Farhana Ahmed, MD

Hospitalist · San Diego

NPI 1215110002

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2 locations · Southern California Permanente Medical Group · 11,250 clinicians in this group

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California Medical Board record

Licence A105776 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2008 · expires 2027-12-31 · Chittagong Medical College.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San DiegoSan Diego, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Kaiser Permanente, which runs 41 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 4 of 5 · 77% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 4 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.204, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.627, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.164, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 2 the same, 0 worse of 2 measures. Safety: 3 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 3 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.204BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.627BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.164BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.5 (0.45 to 2.54) · 400 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.01 (0.61 to 1.42)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths13.3 · 28 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths12.3 · 332 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.8 · 5,878 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.19 (0 to 0.42) · 1,732 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.25 (0.04 to 0.46) · 1,721 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.73 (1.33 to 6.12) · 434 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.61 (0 to 3.31) · 186 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.35 (0.72 to 3.98) · 421 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.39 (0.49 to 18.28) · 181 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.41 (1.35 to 9.47) · 179 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.69 (0.19 to 3.19) · 115 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.61 (0 to 1.51) · 1,270 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.8 · 279 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.757No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.629No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.6 · 1,165 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits33.1 · 30 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.5 · 960 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5 · 300 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20 · 285 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025

What patients said (1,483 patients answered, 26% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness3
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego
Room was "always" clean73%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained64%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information90%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge90%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully81%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)77%
Staff "always" explained new medications78%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Nurses "always" listened carefully78%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
"Always" quiet at night57%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital77%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$4,072

Medicare paid this office $4,072 for 23 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes13$1,787$64

Who their Medicare patients are

23 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 72 · Health risk score 3.55. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical hospitalist clinician is at 2.49.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Heart failure 61% · Diabetes 52% · Chronic kidney disease 48%.

The office billed $16,335, Medicare allowed $5,633 and paid $4,072; for 48 services of 7 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20242348723.55$16,335$4,072
20231859672.90$13,390$4,165
20221433742.02$7,139$2,106
20211641682.97$8,923$2,890
20201445673.17$12,418$3,474
20191118693.97$6,598$1,423
20181649684.99$13,903$3,541
20171760654.22$18,031$4,178
20161432602.96$9,168$2,350
20141736723.54$9,022$2,200

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes15$2,965$64

2014: 1 service

Original Medicare services billed in 2014
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes12$1,222$53

Medicaid work

$1,465 in 2024

Medicaid paid $1,465 for 27 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 12 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES27$1,465
Medicaid work by year
202427112$1,465
202327113$280
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES27$280

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$69,007

Pharmacies billed $69,007 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 5% of their Part D prescriptions (46 of 882) in 2024. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical hospitalist clinician is at 4%.

762 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $69,007 in drug cost · 151 antibiotic prescriptions to 102 people · 12 antipsychotic prescriptions to people over 65.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
Eliquis26$23,766$914
Pradaxa13$2,762$212
Naloxone55$2,575$47
Furosemide43$528$12
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20$463$23
See all 28 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Eliquis26$23,766$914
Pradaxa13$2,762$212
Naloxone55$2,575$47
Furosemide43$528$12
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20$463$23
Cefpodoxime Proxetil13$457$35
Divalproex17$427$25
Levetiracetam13$358$28
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa15$345$23
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21$291$14
Amlodipine Besylate30$275$9
Doxycycline Monohydrate27$266$10
Atorvastatin24$241$10
Metoprolol31$240$8
Cefuroxime18$235$13
Ciprofloxacin23$216$9
Gabapentin15$203$14
Omeprazole26$199$8
Pantoprazole19$195$10
Prednisone22$182$8
Losartan16$165$10
Tamsulosin13$136$10
Lisinopril13$132$10
Metoprolol11$117$11
Metronidazole13$113$9
Oxycodone11$109$10
Glipizide11$106$10
Famotidine15$98$7

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20248822945% (46)None$69,007
20237692425% (41)18%$36,280
20228442507% (58)23%$74,494
20216822248% (55)None$99,104
20206032066% (36)None$61,291
20197212355% (35)None$32,562
20186152055% (33)None$26,952
20175801797% (39)None$43,930
20165371869% (48)None$28,748
20154791845% (25)None$21,522
20144751906% (27)None$22,967
20135562086% (31)None$25,166

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 27 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Eliquis15$9,939$663
Pradaxa17$2,853$168
Humulin N16$1,715$107
Naloxone31$1,648$53
Bumetanide14$863$62
Furosemide62$764$12
Potassium Chloride11$370$34
Metoprolol12$341$28
Metoprolol43$339$8
Midodrine12$322$27
Cephalexin19$221$12
Clopidogrel14$212$15
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13$205$16
Ciprofloxacin22$203$9
Cefuroxime14$181$13
Lisinopril17$166$10
Doxycycline Monohydrate17$162$10
Amlodipine Besylate19$156$8
Losartan12$152$13
Omeprazole20$151$8
Glipizide16$146$9
Hydromorphone12$140$12
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15$136$9
Atorvastatin14$132$9
Pantoprazole12$130$11
Prednisone13$112$9
Famotidine15$105$7

2022: 27 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Eliquis14$7,413$530
Pradaxa21$4,169$199
Narcan17$2,415$142
Naloxone31$1,890$61
Humulin R12$1,247$104
Furosemide60$791$13
Midodrine12$665$55
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass25$519$21
Digoxin18$450$25
Amiodarone11$394$36
Potassium Chloride12$367$31
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa16$305$19
Clopidogrel19$269$14
Lisinopril26$265$10
Pantoprazole21$245$12
Omeprazole34$234$7
Prednisone23$215$9
Atorvastatin21$207$10
Cephalexin24$197$8
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18$185$10
Metoprolol20$158$8
Doxycycline Monohydrate16$152$9
Cefuroxime12$148$12
Ciprofloxacin18$146$8
Oxycodone15$141$9
Amlodipine Besylate15$122$8
Tramadol13$99$8

2021: 20 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Narcan31$4,749$153
Pradaxa13$3,817$294
Humulin N15$1,615$108
Humulin R12$1,348$112
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23$516$22
Divalproex13$467$36
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa15$388$26
Furosemide25$341$14
Prednisone19$271$14
Omeprazole27$238$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19$223$12
Ciprofloxacin25$214$9
Metoprolol26$190$7
Doxycycline Monohydrate19$185$10
Lisinopril15$183$12
Cephalexin21$174$8
Cefuroxime11$144$13
Pantoprazole11$142$13
Tamsulosin13$129$10
Tramadol13$120$9

2020: 19 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Humulin N28$3,532$126
Narcan15$2,299$153
Humulin R19$1,914$101
Enoxaparin11$1,780$162
Ventolin Hfa13$713$55
Furosemide30$422$14
Prednisone19$279$15
Omeprazole21$248$12
Metoprolol24$223$9
Ciprofloxacin26$210$8
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12$209$17
Doxycycline Monohydrate17$165$10
Amlodipine Besylate21$164$8
Cefuroxime11$133$12
Atorvastatin15$132$9
Cephalexin15$128$9
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11$110$10
Lisinopril11$100$9
Tramadol11$82$7

2019: 22 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Pradaxa16$4,107$257
Humulin N21$2,968$141
Humulin R16$2,253$141
Ventolin Hfa12$616$51
Furosemide46$566$12
Prednisone32$397$12
Metoprolol34$291$9
Omeprazole19$283$15
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12$260$22
Ciprofloxacin27$250$9
Cefuroxime16$235$15
Azithromycin18$207$12
Cephalexin23$207$9
Doxycycline Monohydrate18$195$11
Digoxin14$180$13
Famotidine23$156$7
Atorvastatin12$156$13
Tramadol17$136$8
Hydralazine11$128$12
Amlodipine Besylate15$117$8
Metronidazole12$103$9
Lisinopril11$96$9

2018: 17 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Humulin N13$1,942$149
Humulin R11$1,352$123
Divalproex13$777$60
Furosemide52$723$14
Omeprazole35$629$18
Prednisone27$413$15
Metoprolol11$370$34
Digoxin15$256$17
Atorvastatin15$223$15
Ciprofloxacin24$217$9
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12$211$18
Metoprolol25$208$8
Cephalexin20$189$9
Lisinopril22$171$8
Famotidine19$148$8
Doxycycline Monohydrate13$136$10
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11$110$10

2017: 16 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Pradaxa18$3,847$214
Humulin N23$2,336$102
Humulin R12$1,262$105
Furosemide35$521$15
Metoprolol48$448$9
Ventolin Hfa11$444$40
Atorvastatin22$412$19
Losartan13$208$16
Hydralazine12$188$16
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11$179$16
Cephalexin18$169$9
Lisinopril17$154$9
Amlodipine Besylate23$154$7
Carvedilol16$140$9
Ciprofloxacin15$119$8
Tramadol11$95$9

2016: 13 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Humulin N24$2,411$100
Humulin R12$967$81
Furosemide34$378$11
Ciprofloxacin25$305$12
Lactulose15$304$20
Prednisone21$298$14
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass12$230$19
Tramadol20$198$10
Metoprolol24$194$8
Amlodipine Besylate18$164$9
Cephalexin15$155$10
Doxycycline Monohydrate11$128$12
Metronidazole12$122$10

2015: 9 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Furosemide28$346$12
Metoprolol33$296$9
Prednisone17$282$17
Ciprofloxacin26$260$10
Metronidazole18$198$11
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11$196$18
Lisinopril19$184$10
Amlodipine Besylate12$150$13
Cephalexin14$142$10

2014: 11 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2014
Quetiapine12$670$56
Omeprazole16$420$26
Atorvastatin14$286$20
Amlodipine Besylate17$256$15
Cephalexin18$233$13
Furosemide20$231$12
Prednisone14$201$14
Metoprolol26$201$8
Hydralazine11$198$18
Lisinopril18$168$9
Ciprofloxacin16$133$8

2013: 15 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2013
Lovenox11$3,273$298
Proair Hfa16$490$31
Amlodipine Besylate17$268$16
Atorvastatin15$264$18
Metoprolol33$264$8
Hydralazine13$235$18
Furosemide23$230$10
Ciprofloxacin26$225$9
Cefuroxime11$222$20
Cephalexin15$210$14
Lisinopril24$209$9
Doxycycline Hyclate16$195$12
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen12$161$13
Prednisone15$143$10
Diltiazem12$105$9

Professional record

NPI
1215110002
Licence
CA A105776California A105776: Current · expires 2027-12-31
Gender
Female
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Hospitalist (208M00000X)
Mailing address
4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120
NPI first listed
2007-12-14
NPI last updated
2024-03-13
NPI record certified
2024-03-13

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

This office lists an electronic records connection.