Ali Azad, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Ali Azad, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1487064127, issued on May 3, 2014. Check the license (California A141008, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ali Azad
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- A141008 CA
304621 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1520 San Pablo St Ste 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (323) 442-5860
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 10, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240515003127); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Cincinnati College Of Medicine And Surgery, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ali Azad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A141008Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
34 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 41% of 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $625.58
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ali Azad among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Ali Azad, MD is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in Los Angeles → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ryan Dellamaggiora, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331548463250
- Mike Lehoang, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331962629030
- Luke Nicholson, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331558771576
- Taylor Southworth, MDLos Angeles, CA 900331598391468
- Milan Stevanovic, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900331225040421
- Alidad Ghiassi, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900251467464156
- Neil Jones, MDLos Angeles, CA 900241316013865
- Steven Shin, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900451164407862
Common questions
What is Ali Azad, MD's NPI number?
Ali Azad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487064127, issued on May 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ali Azad, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1520 San Pablo St Ste 2000, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 442-5860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ali Azad, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A141008, 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 Ali Azad, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ali Azad, MD had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ali Azad, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.5 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), 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.