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Ahmed Awad, MD

Neurosurgery · Erie

NPI 1871026823

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Clear
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Plans that list them
16
2 carriers
Offices
3

Offices

3 locations · Regional Health Services Inc · Keystone Rehabilitation Systems Inc

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Hospitals listed: Stanford Health Care · Upmc Hamot. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

Plans that list them

16 plans · 2 carriers

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16 of 16 plans

Plans whose provider directory lists this clinician
Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Harmony (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedSep 28, 2026
Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
Alignment Health the ONE (HMO)Alignment Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Balance (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Classic (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN MyChoice (HMO)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026
SCAN Strive (HMO C-SNP)SCAN Health PlanListedOct 3, 2026

Hospitals they work in

2 hospitals

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

  • Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
  • Upmc HamotErie, PAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of UPMC, which runs 34 hospitals in 3 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 73% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 3 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complications: 233.94 (184.69 to 283.2) · 122 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.503, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.373, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 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 Stanford Health Care
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.317BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.446BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.241BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.86 (0.72 to 1)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths1.1 · 192 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths6.4 · 146 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 253 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 880 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths10.3 · 935 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 501 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.1 · 7,730 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths3.6 · 416 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.869No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.857No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.368No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.2 · 247 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits20.5 · 1,021 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits47.8 · 258 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-1.6 · 990 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits20.8 · 976 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 959 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.1 · 425 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits9.6 · 158 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.6 · 183 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Stanford Health Care
Cleanliness4
Nurse communication4
Doctor communication4
Communication about medicines3
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating4
Quietness2
Recommend hospital5
Share of patients giving the best answer at Stanford Health Care
Room was "always" clean75%
Nurses "always" communicated well82%
Doctors "always" communicated well81%
Staff "always" explained63%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge89%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand76%
Doctors "always" listened carefully80%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)79%
Staff "always" explained new medications76%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand77%
Nurses "always" listened carefully79%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect88%
"Always" quiet at night53%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital83%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects50%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms90%
See every measure and the patient survey for Upmc Hamot

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 7 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 10 the same, 0 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 Upmc Hamot
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths233.94 (184.69 to 283.2) · 122 casesWorseJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.503BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.373BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths1.09 (0.2 to 1.98) · 1,660 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths1.03 (0.77 to 1.3)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.4 · 102 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths9.7 · 131 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths13.6 · 218 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths12.1 · 508 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths12.2 · 322 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths11 · 573 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths3.7 · 5,019 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.18 (0 to 0.37) · 7,123 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.24 (0.05 to 0.42) · 7,385 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.17 (2.4 to 5.95) · 2,288 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths1.37 (0 to 2.75) · 969 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.99 (1.69 to 4.29) · 2,190 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths10.7 (5.38 to 16.02) · 968 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths5.34 (2 to 8.67) · 975 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.79 (0.38 to 3.2) · 410 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.57 (0.04 to 1.1) · 5,782 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.9 · 150 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.644No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.97No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections1.685No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.922No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.5 · 530 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits21.9 · 1,035 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-11.7 · 252 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-7.5 · 560 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits13.8 · 319 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.8 · 644 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.2 (3.8 to 7.1) · 389 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits8.9 (6.8 to 11.5) · 389 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.4 · 140 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.9 · 173 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.3 · 355 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits13 (9.6 to 17.4) · 196 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.6 to 1.1) · 608 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (410 patients answered, 26% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Upmc Hamot
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication3
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at Upmc Hamot
Room was "always" clean69%
Nurses "always" communicated well79%
Doctors "always" communicated well80%
Staff "always" explained59%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information88%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge87%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand75%
Doctors "always" listened carefully79%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect87%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)70%
Staff "always" explained new medications73%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand74%
Nurses "always" listened carefully78%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect85%
"Always" quiet at night42%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital73%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects45%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms89%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$8,935

Medicare paid this office $8,935 for 23 people.

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

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)1-10None
Spinal fusion41More than 51% of doctors who do this

Who their Medicare patients are

23 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 77 · Health risk score 1.30. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical neurosurgery clinician is at 1.46.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Stroke 57%.

The office billed $91,330, Medicare allowed $11,214 and paid $8,935; for 33 services of 11 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.

Money from drug and device companies

$2,041 in 2025

Industry payments by year
2025426None$2,041
202311None$75
202223None$152
202011None$88

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
MedtronicVisualase$1,694
20 payments
  • Meals for Intellis Adaptivestim · 2025-10-11 · $15
  • Meals for Percept PC Brainsense · 2025-08-05 · $75
  • Meals for Synchromedii · 2025-07-29 · $48
  • Meals for Inceptiv · 2025-07-24 · $28
  • Meals for Visualase · 2025-04-14 · $57
  • Travel for Visualase · 2025-04-14 · $160
  • Meals for Visualase · 2025-04-12 · $25
  • Travel for Visualase · 2025-04-12 · $29
  • Meals for Visualase · 2025-04-12 · $48
  • Travel for Visualase · 2025-04-12 · $132
  • Travel for Visualase · 2025-04-12 · $89
  • Meals for Visualase · 2025-04-11 · $25
  • Travel for Visualase · 2025-04-11 · $37
  • Meals for Visualase · 2025-04-11 · $2
  • Travel for Visualase · 2025-04-11 · $149
  • Travel for Visualase · 2025-04-11 · $14
  • Meals for Visualase · 2025-04-11 · $44
  • Meals for Visualase · 2025-04-11 · $92
  • Travel for Visualase · 2025-03-21 · $590
  • Travel for Visualase · 2025-03-21 · $35
Boston ScientificGeneral - Dbs$312
4 payments
  • Meals for General - Dbs · 2025-09-16 · $76
  • Meals for General - Dbs · 2025-07-24 · $56
  • Meals for General - Dbs · 2025-07-18 · $30
  • Meals for General - Dbs · 2025-06-04 · $149
LeMaitre VascularAnastoclip Gc 8cm (Medium)$19
1 payment
  • Meals for Anastoclip Gc 8cm (Medium) · 2025-08-27 · $19
Abbott LaboratoriesProclaim$15
1 payment
  • Meals for Proclaim · 2025-09-18 · $15
See all 26 published payments
Every published payment
MedtronicMeals · 2025-10-11Intellis Adaptivestim$15
Abbott LaboratoriesMeals · 2025-09-18Proclaim$15
Boston ScientificMeals · 2025-09-16General - Dbs$76
LeMaitre VascularMeals · 2025-08-27Anastoclip Gc 8cm (Medium)$19
MedtronicMeals · 2025-08-05Percept PC Brainsense$75
MedtronicMeals · 2025-07-29Synchromedii$48
Boston ScientificMeals · 2025-07-24General - Dbs$56
MedtronicMeals · 2025-07-24Inceptiv$28
Boston ScientificMeals · 2025-07-18General - Dbs$30
Boston ScientificMeals · 2025-06-04General - Dbs$149
MedtronicMeals · 2025-04-14Visualase$57
MedtronicTravel · 2025-04-14Visualase$160
MedtronicMeals · 2025-04-12Visualase$25
MedtronicTravel · 2025-04-12Visualase$29
MedtronicMeals · 2025-04-12Visualase$48
MedtronicTravel · 2025-04-12Visualase$132
MedtronicTravel · 2025-04-12Visualase$89
MedtronicMeals · 2025-04-11Visualase$25
MedtronicTravel · 2025-04-11Visualase$37
MedtronicMeals · 2025-04-11Visualase$2
MedtronicTravel · 2025-04-11Visualase$149
MedtronicTravel · 2025-04-11Visualase$14
MedtronicMeals · 2025-04-11Visualase$44
MedtronicMeals · 2025-04-11Visualase$92
MedtronicTravel · 2025-03-21Visualase$590
MedtronicTravel · 2025-03-21Visualase$35
See earlier years (2023, 2022, 2020)

2023: $75

Payments by company in 2023
Boston ScientificNone$75
1 payment
  • Meals · 2023-10-31 · $75

2022: $152

Payments by company in 2022
StrykerEverest Spinal System$134
2 payments
  • Meals for Capri Corpectomy Cage System · 2022-09-18 · $35
  • Meals for Everest Spinal System · 2022-04-14 · $100
MedtronicMazor X System$18
1 payment
  • Meals for Mazor X System · 2022-08-18 · $18

2020: $88

Payments by company in 2020
Boston ScientificPrecision$88
1 payment
  • Meals for Precision · 2020-01-23 · $88

Professional record

NPI
1871026823
Group
Regional Health Services Inc · Keystone Rehabilitation Systems Inc
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Federal specialty code 207T00000X (207T00000X)
Mailing address
120 E 2nd St Ste 401, Erie, PA, 16507
NPI first listed
2017-04-06
NPI last updated
2025-07-24
NPI record certified
2025-07-24

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

Extra NPI addresses: 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI, 53226 · 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305