Abida Sultana Azim, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · San Leandro, CA
Abida Sultana Azim, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Leandro, California, and NPI 1447338298, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A56222, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Abida Sultana Azim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A56222 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Merced St, San Leandro, CA 94577
- Phone
- (510) 454-1000
- Enumerated
- Nov 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 10, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 00A562220 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110601000086); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest hospitalist physician records → All 3,099 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2500 Merced St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rabiatu Abdullah, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1497833248
- Scott Abramson, M.D.Neurology Physician1891873667
- Jayaprada Achanta, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1053463851
- Kristi Adachi, PHARMDPharmacist1396456737
- Mary Grace Aguayo, CRTCertified Respiratory Therapist1467923730
- Jatinder AhluwaliaPharmacist1508391483
Verify Abida Sultana Azim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A56222Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
433 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide25 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate24 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil21 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate18 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSan Leandro, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Abida Sultana Azim among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Abida Sultana Azim, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
There are 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
All 3,099 in California → Every provider in San Leandro → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mayank AminSan Leandro, CA 945771891180972
- James Chang, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771801158332
- Rose Eng, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771881744605
- Michael Esteban, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771821176637
- Christopher Gee, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771902984727
- Jena Joy, MDSan Leandro, CA 945771992071229
- Trupti Mehta, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771609954460
- Amitesh Mishra, M.D.San Leandro, CA 945771588738801
Common questions
What is Abida Sultana Azim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Abida Sultana Azim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447338298, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Abida Sultana Azim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Merced St, San Leandro, CA, 94577. Phone: (510) 454-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Abida Sultana Azim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A56222, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Abida Sultana Azim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Abida Sultana Azim, M.D. had 433 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.