Arsalan S. Azam
Emergency Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Arsalan S. Azam is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1487053336, issued on Aug 16, 2014. Check the license (California A161461, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arsalan S. Azam
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- A161461 CA
284415 NY
84378 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4860 Muir Ave, San Diego, CA 92107
- Phone
- (619) 973-2055
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2025
- Fax
- (858) 683-1637
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191231001197); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arsalan S. Azam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A161461Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
343 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 30 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen26 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro24 claims
- Ibuprofen22 claims
- Ondansetron Odt15 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 claims
- Cefuroxime13 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): 100 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: $167.00
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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 3 group practices
- Azam MD And Mcjunkin Prof CorpSan Diego, CA
- Centro DE Salud DE LA Comunidad DE San Ysidro, Inc.Chula Vista, CA
- Palomar Emergency Physicians, IncEscondido, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arsalan S. Azam among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Arsalan S. Azam is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 69% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in California
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Millard, MDSan Diego, CA 921081699885160
- Anand Patel, M.D.San Diego, CA 921081225070345
- Jerry Thrush, M.D.San Diego, CA 921091053375766
- Timothy Cannis, M.D.San Diego, CA 921101659373652
- Robert Curran, M.D.San Diego, CA 921101063414753
- Katrina John, M.B.B.CH.San Diego, CA 921101255569786
- Richard Prince, M.D.San Diego, CA 921101740282672
- Mark Tamsen, MDSan Diego, CA 921101346241452
Common questions
What is Arsalan S. Azam's NPI number?
Arsalan S. Azam's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487053336, issued on Aug 16, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arsalan S. Azam located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4860 Muir Ave, San Diego, CA, 92107. Phone: (619) 973-2055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arsalan S. Azam's license?
NPPES lists California license number A161461, 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 Arsalan S. Azam prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arsalan S. Azam had 343 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Arsalan S. Azam's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.