Bernard M. Azer, D.O.
Specialist · Los Alamitos, CA
Bernard M. Azer, D.O. is a specialist with a practice address in Los Alamitos, California, and NPI 1285686220, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (California 20A7817, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernard M. Azer
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 20A7817 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3810 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA 90720
- Phone
- (562) 426-8881
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 594-8085
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100902000858); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3810 Katella Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Maher Azer, M.D.Specialist1124097548
- Kathryn Henning, M.S., R.D.Renal Nutrition Registered Dietitian1164719027
Verify Bernard M. Azer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 20A7817Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
550 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate66 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium44 claims
- Labetalol Hcl28 claims
- Losartan Potassium28 claims
- Lisinopril25 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: $156.97
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Akebia Therapeutics 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.
Bernard M. Azer among 5,749 specialist records in California
Bernard M. Azer, D.O. 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
- Graduated1998 · 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).
18 specialist records list a practice address in Los Alamitos
They are 18 of the 1,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Alamitos, and 5,749 specialist records in California.
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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Maher Azer, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201124097548
- Cecilia Chu, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201396713814
- Stuart Green, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201881702504
- Michael Lauermann, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201265522684
- Matthew Luxenberg, MDLos Alamitos, CA 907201548353121
- Haniffa Maznavi, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201205913811
- Sidney Newman, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201235222860
- Arnold Ostrow, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201932147824
Common questions
What is Bernard M. Azer, D.O.'s NPI number?
Bernard M. Azer, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285686220, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernard M. Azer, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3810 Katella Ave, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720. Phone: (562) 426-8881. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernard M. Azer, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A7817, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bernard M. Azer, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernard M. Azer, D.O. had 550 Medicare Part D claims for 43 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.