Asghar Askari, M.D.
Specialist · San Pedro, CA
Asghar Askari, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in San Pedro, California, and NPI 1922116698, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (California A35822, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Asghar Askari
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- A35822 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1360 W 6TH St Ste 160, San Pedro, CA 90732
- Phone
- (310) 519-9180
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 519-0225
- Medicaid ID
- 00A35822 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080422000955); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Asghar Askari in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license A35822Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
2,723 Medicare Part D claims for 530 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 76 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl885 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl293 claims
- Dutasteride204 claims
- Alfuzosin Hcl Er191 claims
- Finasteride102 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro100 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $115.27
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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.
Asghar Askari among 5,749 specialist records in California
Asghar Askari, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Neil Chafetz, M.D.San Pedro, CA 907321568599678
- Linda Martin, MEDICAL SKIN CARE SPSan Pedro, CA 907321114251725
- Susan Smyth, O.T.R./L.San Pedro, CA 907321447579818
- Dana Dahlke, BA, CADC, CDVCSan Pedro, CA 907311245436047
- Priscilla Novom, MDSan Pedro, CA 907311518914191
- Andrew Novom, MDSan Pedro, CA 907311346295391
- Nicole OrtizSan Pedro, CA 907311437876786
- Grace Petterson, MDSan Pedro, CA 907311013964980
Common questions
What is Asghar Askari, M.D.'s NPI number?
Asghar Askari, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922116698, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Asghar Askari, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1360 W 6TH St Ste 160, San Pedro, CA, 90732. Phone: (310) 519-9180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Asghar Askari, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A35822, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Asghar Askari, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Asghar Askari, M.D. had 2,723 Medicare Part D claims for 530 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.