Afaf Sharen Azar, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Portland, OR
Afaf Sharen Azar, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1174883565, issued on May 21, 2012. Check the license (Oregon 177661, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Afaf Sharen Azar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 177661 OR
61566-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD # L475, Portland, OR 97239
- Phone
- (503) 494-6551
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Afaf Sharen Azar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license 177661Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,366 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 86 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium135 claims
- Lisinopril110 claims
- Omeprazole97 claims
- Gabapentin92 claims
- Losartan Potassium77 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium73 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.
Afaf Sharen Azar among 2,116 internal medicine physician records in Oregon
Afaf Sharen Azar, MD is one of 2,116 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2016 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
889 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Portland
They are 889 of the 42,088 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 2,116 internal medicine physician records in Oregon.
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Common questions
What is Afaf Sharen Azar, MD's NPI number?
Afaf Sharen Azar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174883565, issued on May 21, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Afaf Sharen Azar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park RD # L475, Portland, OR, 97239. Phone: (503) 494-6551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Afaf Sharen Azar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number 177661, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Afaf Sharen Azar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Afaf Sharen Azar, MD had 2,366 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.