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Jawad Nazir Ahmad, MD

Ophthalmology · Paso Robles

NPI 1841797248

Medicare standing
Clear
Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
Plans that list them
Not verified
Not the same as out of network.
Office
1
Since medical school
8 years
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2018

Offices

1 location · Pacific Eye Surgeons A California Professional Medical Corporation · 19 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Marian Regional Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plan participation

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California Medical Board record

Licence A177942 · Current

Licensed to practise in California · since 2022 · expires 2028-06-30 · State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine.

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.

  • Marian Regional Medical CenterSanta Maria, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Church · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of CommonSpirit Health, which runs 145 hospitals in 19 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 68% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 0.67 (0.37 to 0.96), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.081, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Marian Regional Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 7 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 8 the same, 2 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Marian Regional Medical Center
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.67 (0.37 to 0.96)BetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.081BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.99 (0.06 to 1.93) · 1,191 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths189.73 (139.29 to 240.17) · 66 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths3.7 · 103 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.8 · 161 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths15.9 · 247 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths10.7 · 478 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths15.4 · 470 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10.5 · 237 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.5 · 3,050 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.14 (0 to 0.34) · 8,823 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.05 to 0.42) · 8,672 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths2.87 (0.97 to 4.76) · 2,024 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.12 (0.57 to 3.67) · 782 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.29 (0.85 to 3.72) · 1,934 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths3.63 (0 to 9.97) · 787 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.01 (1.37 to 8.65) · 748 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.88 (0.43 to 3.32) · 373 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.73) · 6,968 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.1 · 179 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.245No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.85No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.952No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.687No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits14.5 · 198 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21.6 · 469 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits18.8 · 232 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-9.8 · 541 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-8.6 · 473 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.8 · 434 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits6.6 (5 to 8.4) · 519 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.9 (8.8 to 13.4) · 519 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.2 · 152 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.3 · 83 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits18.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.4 (9.2 to 17) · 124 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) · 638 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (666 patients answered, 17% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Marian Regional Medical Center
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Marian Regional Medical Center
Room was "always" clean76%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well77%
Staff "always" explained64%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Doctors "always" listened carefully73%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)67%
Staff "always" explained new medications79%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Nurses "always" listened carefully74%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
"Always" quiet at night47%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital68%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$317,683

Medicare paid this office $317,683 for 1,002 people.

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

Largest Original Medicare bills
Return visit (30+ min)499$110,304$98
Established patient complete exam of visual system362$35,476$92
Short return visit (20+ min)322$27,245$65
Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens36$26,367$447
Transplantation of outer layer of corneal tissue20$22,994$958
See all 22 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Return visit (30+ min)499$110,304$98
Established patient complete exam of visual system362$35,476$92
Short return visit (20+ min)322$27,245$65
Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens36$26,367$447
Transplantation of outer layer of corneal tissue20$22,994$958
Exam of visual field with extended testing203$10,925$48
Removal of growth of cornea15$10,827$570
Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser25$7,575$303
New patient complete exam of visual system58$7,060$122
Imaging of optic nerve211$5,954$14
Imaging of retina138$4,956$17
Closure of tear duct opening using plug19$3,998$98
New patient visit (45+ min)27$3,266$121
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system42$2,961$69
Ct scan of cornea76$2,684$30
New patient visit (30+ min)29$2,484$86
Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye49$2,380$29
Fitting of contact lens for treatment of eye surface disease31$2,235$29
Removal of eyelashes using forceps46$1,626$17
Short return visit23$1,112$46
Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness66$714$5
Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye14$352$25

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Cataract surgery108More than 75% of doctors who do this

Procedures year by year

Procedures billed to Original Medicare by year
Procedure202220232024
Removal of eyelashes using forceps–2793
Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens––59
Closure of tear duct opening using plug––41
Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser––25
Transplantation of outer layer of corneal tissue––24
Removal of growth of cornea––19

Times billed to Original Medicare each year. A blank year means fewer than 11 people had it, or none: Medicare does not publish smaller counts. Medicare Advantage patients are not included.

Who their Medicare patients are

1,002 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Under 65 4% · 85 and older 22% · Women 61% · Also on Medicaid 13% · Health risk score 1.12. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 1.16.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 71% · Diabetes 27% · Chronic kidney disease 21% · Coronary heart disease 19% · Depression 19% · Atrial fibrillation 18% · Heart failure 14% · Cancer 13% · COPD 12% · Stroke 7% · Dementia 3%.

The office billed $742,132, Medicare allowed $433,103 and paid $317,683; for 4,251 services of 61 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
20241,0024,251771.12$742,132$317,683
20235791,376771.21$384,290$104,204
2022128219731.63$173,094$21,104

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: 12 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Return visit (30+ min)231$35,508$107
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system107$15,853$74
Short return visit (20+ min)124$11,467$76
Established patient complete exam of visual system96$10,049$103
New patient complete exam of visual system24$2,730$114
Exam of visual field with extended testing30$1,670$56
Imaging of optic nerve44$1,306$15
Imaging of retina35$1,254$17
Fitting of contact lens for treatment of eye surface disease12$833$31
Ct scan of cornea18$620$30
Removal of eyelashes using forceps20$484$18
Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness30$327$5

2022: 2 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
Established patient problem focused exam of visual system97$12,396$79
Office for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional12$251$21

Medicaid work

$3,208 in 2024

Medicaid paid $3,208 for 85 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 20 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
Short return visit (20+ min)29$1,463
Return visit (30+ min)43$1,347
OPH SVCS MEDICAL XM&EVAL COMPRE EST PT 1/>VST13$398
Medicaid work by year
202485320$3,208
2023164221$4,159
202293321$2,403
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Ophthalmological services: medical examination and evaluation, with initiation or continuation of diagnostic and treatment program; intermediate, established patient121$3,561
Return visit (30+ min)43$598

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Short return visit47$1,249
Ophthalmological services: medical examination and evaluation, with initiation or continuation of diagnostic and treatment program; intermediate, established patient24$849
Short return visit (20+ min)22$304

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$507,602

Pharmacies billed $507,602 in 2024.

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

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 1,716) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical ophthalmology clinician is at 0%.

1,056 generic and fewer than 11 brand-name prescriptions · $507,602 in drug cost · 24 antibiotic prescriptions to 11 people.

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
Xiidra20$22,474$1,124
Prednisolone Acetate328$19,066$58
Restasis13$15,415$1,186
Tyrvaya11$12,571$1,143
Rhopressa26$11,298$435
See all 27 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
Xiidra20$22,474$1,124
Prednisolone Acetate328$19,066$58
Restasis13$15,415$1,186
Tyrvaya11$12,571$1,143
Rhopressa26$11,298$435
Combigan16$8,041$503
Moxifloxacin332$6,948$21
Loteprednol Etabonate27$6,206$230
Ilevro14$5,960$426
Cyclosporine14$5,081$363
Bromfenac32$4,157$130
Iyuzeh11$3,664$333
Brimonidine85$3,316$39
Brinzolamide15$2,432$162
Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol12$2,351$196
Valacyclovir34$1,909$56
Latanoprost154$1,760$11
Dorzolamide-Timolol12$1,567$131
Acyclovir52$1,402$27
Dorzolamide-Timolol69$1,086$16
Timolol Maleate87$962$11
Ofloxacin64$701$11
Erythromycin62$691$11
Dorzolamide18$469$26
Ciprofloxacin28$387$14
Azithromycin14$245$18
Gatifloxacin14$185$13

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241,7164090% (0)None$507,602
20231,007321None46%$223,280
2022601202None42%$130,547
20214321043% (11)34%$13,312
2020188520% (0)40%$15,881
20195627None39%$1,829

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

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 14 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
Prednisolone Acetate280$13,598$49
Restasis15$11,282$752
Combigan12$7,243$604
Moxifloxacin208$6,771$33
Cyclosporine12$6,696$558
Loteprednol Etabonate14$4,090$292
Difluprednate15$3,284$219
Dorzolamide-Timolol61$1,979$32
Gatifloxacin12$1,377$115
Valacyclovir19$1,141$60
Erythromycin52$795$15
Brimonidine32$486$15
Latanoprost33$468$14
Timolol Maleate25$388$16

2022: 10 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Restasis12$9,605$800
Prednisolone Acetate150$8,606$57
Moxifloxacin101$2,965$29
Dorzolamide-Timolol42$1,172$28
Latanoprost55$1,032$19
Brimonidine42$944$22
Dorzolamide18$842$47
Timolol Maleate12$398$33
Ciprofloxacin11$215$20
Erythromycin18$172$10

2021: 10 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Brimonidine63$2,933$47
Prednisolone Acetate31$1,710$55
Latanoprost105$1,590$15
Dorzolamide-Timolol44$1,364$31
Pilocarpine19$1,328$70
Dorzolamide12$565$47
Travoprost11$509$46
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth20$305$15
Duloxetine24$153$6
Methocarbamol14$136$10

2020: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Azasite12$5,125$427
Brimonidine28$4,150$148
Dorzolamide-Timolol32$1,162$36
Latanoprost75$1,105$15

2019: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Latanoprost15$234$16

Money from drug and device companies

$331 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202547None$331
202423None$59
202311None$310

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
GlaukosPhotrexa Viscous and Photrexa$223
2 payments
  • Meals for Photrexa Viscous and Photrexa · 2025-04-29 · $161
  • Meals for Photrexa Viscous and Photrexa · 2025-03-21 · $63
Alcon VisionHydrus Microstent$48
2 payments
  • Meals for Hydrus Microstent · 2025-12-16 · $26
  • Meals for Hydrus Microstent · 2025-06-17 · $22
AmgenTepezza$34
2 payments
  • Meals for Tepezza · 2025-04-16 · $16
  • Meals for Tepezza · 2025-02-05 · $18
Dompe USOxervate$25
1 payment
  • Meals for Oxervate · 2025-03-18 · $25
See all 7 published payments
Every published payment
Alcon VisionMeals · 2025-12-16Hydrus Microstent$26
Alcon VisionMeals · 2025-06-17Hydrus Microstent$22
GlaukosMeals · 2025-04-29Photrexa Viscous and Photrexa$161
AmgenMeals · 2025-04-16Tepezza$16
GlaukosMeals · 2025-03-21Photrexa Viscous and Photrexa$63
Dompe USMeals · 2025-03-18Oxervate$25
AmgenMeals · 2025-02-05Tepezza$18
See earlier years (2024, 2023)

2024: $59

Payments by company in 2024
Oyster Point PharmaTyrvaya$45
2 payments
  • Meals for Tyrvaya · 2024-04-03 · $29
  • Meals for Tyrvaya · 2024-03-27 · $16
Sun Pharmaceutical IndustriesCequa$14
1 payment
  • Meals for Cequa · 2024-06-10 · $14

2023: $310

Payments by company in 2023
Alcon VisionNone$310
1 payment
  • Meals · 2023-04-01 · $310

Checkups this office reported

Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.

Medicare’s overall office score
95.6 / 100
Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.

Professional record

NPI
1841797248
Licence
CA A177942California A177942: Current · expires 2028-06-30
Trained
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2018 · 8 years ago
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207W00000X (207W00000X); Federal specialty code 207WX0009X (207WX0009X); Federal specialty code 207WX0120X (207WX0120X)
Mailing address
3855 Broad St Ste B, San Luis Obispo, CA, 93401
NPI first listed
2018-04-11
NPI last updated
2026-05-19
NPI record certified
2026-05-19

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

Extra NPI addresses: 1111 E Ocean Ave Ste 7, Lompoc, CA, 93436 · 816 E Enos Dr Ste A, Santa Maria, CA, 93454