Ahsan Azhar, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Houston, TX
Ahsan Azhar, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1396094512, issued on Sep 4, 2012. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahsan Azhar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
- Practice location
- 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 792-6161
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1515 Holcombe Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ahsan Azhar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
424 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,322 among the 1,102 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 229 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl33 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl32 claims
- Olanzapine32 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Fentanyl28 claims
- Morphine Sulfate27 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.
The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 81.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Physicians Referral ServiceHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Texas
There are 114 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas.
Other hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Texas
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- Magdelene Amoateng, M.D.Houston, TX1801356100
- Andrea Arango, MDDallas, TX1699271791
- Joseph Arthur, M.DHouston, TX1306032107
- Joannis Baez Gonzalez, MDHouston, TX1043730294
- Adrienne Baksh, MDHouston, TX1033647078
- Sonia Bhatia, MDAustin, TX1821004193
- Jaclyn Boozalis, MDAustin, TX1922620418
- May Bowman, M.D.Georgetown, TX1548467905
Common questions
What is Ahsan Azhar, MD's NPI number?
Ahsan Azhar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396094512, issued on Sep 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahsan Azhar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahsan Azhar, MD's license?
Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ahsan Azhar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ahsan Azhar, MD had 424 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 1,322. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ahsan Azhar, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.