NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Azar T. Ansari, MD

Hospitalist Physician · New Bedford, MA

Azar T. Ansari, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and NPI 1538500384, issued on Jul 9, 2013. Check the license (Massachusetts 266280, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538500384
Name
Azar T. Ansari
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
266280 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
101 Page St, New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone
(508) 973-5919
Enumerated
Jul 9, 2013
Record last updated
Apr 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(508) 973-5916
Medicaid ID
110117543A MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161019001373); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 101 Page St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bruce Abbott, MDNeurology Physician1760485155
  2. Arielle Adrien-Jean, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1386691160
  3. Mohamed El-Amin Ahmed, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1477703676
  4. Reziwanguli Aji, MDInternal Medicine Physician1164612297
  5. Kyle Albano, NPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1215608542
  6. Housam Eddine Alhariri, MDHospitalist Physician1306419536

Verify Azar T. Ansari in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

593 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Azar Ansari593
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Cefuroxime55 claims
  2. Prednisone54 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium37 claims
  4. Azithromycin22 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate16 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southcoast Physicians Group IncNew Bedford, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Azar T. Ansari among 525 hospitalist physician records in Massachusetts

Azar T. Ansari, MD is one of 525 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 46% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2012 among the 449 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

34 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in New Bedford

They are 34 of the 2,230 NPPES records with a practice address in New Bedford, and 525 hospitalist physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Arielle Adrien-Jean, M.D.New Bedford, MA 027401386691160
  2. Mohamed El-Amin Ahmed, M.D.New Bedford, MA 027401477703676
  3. Marybeth Allian-Sauer, MDNew Bedford, MA 027401477609055
  4. Azzam Bittar, MDNew Bedford, MA 027401285890103
  5. Anabela Da Costa, MDNew Bedford, MA 027401891867545
  6. Cecilia Gafitanu, M.D.New Bedford, MA 027401497954465
  7. Vojin Gajic, M.D.New Bedford, MA 027401952447591
  8. Cheryl Hoffman, MDNew Bedford, MA 027401205975976

Common questions

What is Azar T. Ansari, MD's NPI number?

Azar T. Ansari, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538500384, issued on Jul 9, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Azar T. Ansari, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Page St, New Bedford, MA, 02740. Phone: (508) 973-5919. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Azar T. Ansari, MD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 266280, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Azar T. Ansari, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Azar T. Ansari, MD had 593 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.