ENT

Dr. Faisal Iftikhar Ahmad, MD

Ear, nose and throat doctor in Houston, TX

Practice: Doctors at University of Texas M D Anderson

NPI 1770859944 · NPI registry · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine · graduated 2012

Patient experience

No reviews yet.

Accepting new patients, according to Healthgrades (checked Nov 2026). Call the office to confirm.

Board certification

  • Otolaryngology · American Board of Otolaryngology
  • Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Source: Listed on Healthgrades · checked Nov 2026

Procedure experience

  • Voice box exam (camera exam of the throat): 189 times for Medicare patientsMore than 90% of Houston ENTs who do this
  • Neck lymph node surgery: 11 times for Medicare patients

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, 2024. Medicare patients only; CMS hides counts under 11 · checked Nov 2026

Hospitals

  • University of Texas M D Anderson · Not rated by CMS

Source: CMS Facility Affiliation and Hospital General Information · checked Nov 2026

Texas medical license

License R3785 · Active · expires Aug 2027

Disciplinary status: None

Source: Texas Medical Board · checked Nov 2026

Medicare quality score

85.8 out of 100 (reported by the doctor's group)

Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2024 · checked Nov 2026

Payments from drug and device companies (2025)

$1,074 across 17 payments

  • Medical Device Business Services, Inc.: $294
  • Ethicon US, LLC: $224
  • Ethicon Inc.: $218

Many of these payments are small, such as meals. A payment does not mean wrongdoing.

Source: CMS Open Payments, 2025 · checked Nov 2026

Insurance

Plans in the insurers’ own directories

Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, CHIP and Marketplace plans from public directories run by the insurers. Employer plans are not listed here yet.

None of the insurer directories we check lists this doctor. Call the office to ask which plans they take.

Insurance companies listed on Healthgrades

Listed on Healthgrades, confirm with the office.

  • AvMedEmpower - Small Employer Groups, Choice Large Group POS, Empower POS
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. d/b/a Florida BluePreferred Patient Care
  • Blue Cross Blue ShieldBlue Card PPO, Blue Card High Performance Network HPN
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of FloridaBlue Preferred Patient Care PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of GeorgiaBlue Choice HMO
  • CignaCigna PPO, Open Access Plus
  • CurativeCurative PPO Plus, Curative EPO, Curative PPO
  • First HealthFirst Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • Florida BlueBlueOptions HMO, SimplyBlue HMO, myBlue EPO
  • UnitedHealthCareNexus Open Access, Navigate POS, Options PPO, Medica Choice, Navigate HMO, Choice Plus POS

Source: Listed on Healthgrades, confirm with the office · checked Nov 2026

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