Azhar Zahir
Internal Medicine Physician · Las Cruces, NM
Azhar Zahir is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and NPI 1750465258, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 96-164, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Azhar Zahir
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 96-164 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3865 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Phone
- (575) 527-2600
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (575) 527-5342
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050714000060); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Azhar Zahir in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license 96-164Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
16,515 Medicare Part D claims for 1,038 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 94 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium996 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium851 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate595 claims
- Gabapentin544 claims
- Metformin Hcl539 claims
- Losartan Potassium501 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: $194.92
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Azhar Zahir among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
Azhar Zahir is one of 770 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 74% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2009 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
52 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Las Cruces
They are 52 of the 5,468 NPPES records with a practice address in Las Cruces, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Francis Attiogbe, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111457346652
- Harry BassLas Cruces, NM 880111952398364
- Michael Bell, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111851397723
- Louis Benevento, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111063445666
- Angelica Caglia, MDLas Cruces, NM 880111861486201
- Virginia Corpus, MD, FACPLas Cruces, NM 880111144225160
- John Glick, M.D.Las Cruces, NM 880111811904337
- Ernest JabourLas Cruces, NM 880111306815691
Common questions
What is Azhar Zahir's NPI number?
Azhar Zahir's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750465258, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Azhar Zahir located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3865 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM, 88011. Phone: (575) 527-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Azhar Zahir's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number 96-164, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Azhar Zahir prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Azhar Zahir had 16,515 Medicare Part D claims for 1,038 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.