Babak Azarbal, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Babak Azarbal, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1669402863, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (California A72352, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Babak Azarbal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- A72352 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Ucla Medical Plz, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 794-1200
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 794-1211
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070215000757); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Babak Azarbal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72352Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
1,963 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium207 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate133 claims
- Eliquis128 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium110 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate105 claims
- Repatha Sureclick98 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): 85.7 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: $17.56
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Care FoundationLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Babak Azarbal among 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California
Babak Azarbal, MD is one of 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 98% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 95% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2007 among the 109 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 115 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Babak Azarbal, MD's NPI number?
Babak Azarbal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669402863, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Babak Azarbal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Ucla Medical Plz, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 794-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Babak Azarbal, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A72352, 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 Babak Azarbal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Babak Azarbal, MD had 1,963 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Babak Azarbal, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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.