Catherine Melissa Schermer Azzara, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Collegeville, PA
Catherine Melissa Schermer Azzara, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1285872325, issued on Jan 28, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD432530, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Melissa Schermer Azzara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD432530 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Market St, Collegeville, PA 19426
- Phone
- (484) 622-6401
- Enumerated
- Jan 28, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (484) 622-6403
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101011000383); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 100 Market St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shahana Saeed, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1033841903
Verify Catherine Melissa Schermer Azzara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD432530Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
190 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 70 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl65 claims
- Ibuprofen47 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl18 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: $4,115.01
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Einstein Practice Plan IncCollegeville, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Melissa Schermer Azzara among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Catherine Melissa Schermer Azzara, M.D. is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 49% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,867 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Collegeville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Curtis, MDConshohocken, PA 194281376172551
- Michael Rutberg, M.D.Blue Bell, PA 194221053411983
- Hemant Sabharwal, M.D.Blue Bell, PA 194221285880997
- Michelle Tansey, MDBlue Bell, PA 194221326099490
- Philip Waldor, MDBlue Bell, PA 194221841443140
- Sidra Al-Sibae, PA-CLansdale, PA 194461295515682
- William Bothwell, MDLansdale, PA 194461144288291
- James Cozzarelli, MDLansdale, PA 194461730173063
Common questions
What is Catherine Melissa Schermer Azzara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Catherine Melissa Schermer Azzara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285872325, issued on Jan 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Melissa Schermer Azzara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Market St, Collegeville, PA, 19426. Phone: (484) 622-6401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Melissa Schermer Azzara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD432530, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine Melissa Schermer Azzara, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Melissa Schermer Azzara, M.D. had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.