NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chava Chezar-Azerrad

Interventional Cardiology Physician · Lanham, MD

Chava Chezar-Azerrad is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Lanham, Maryland, and NPI 1366905366, issued on Apr 8, 2019. Check the license on the Maryland Board of Physicians; 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
1366905366
Name
Chava Chezar-Azerrad
Primary taxonomy
Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
License number
115500 ZZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8116 Good Luck RD Ste 305, Lanham, MD 20706
Phone
(301) 552-1200
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2019
Record last updated
Jan 20, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230616001433); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 8116 Good Luck RD Ste 305

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

  1. Vivek Bahl, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1154389138
  2. Brooke BanosPhysician Assistant1609419068
  3. Austin Dikibo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1568091114
  4. Patricia Duff, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1043609647
  5. Saifudin Hussein, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1306025739
  6. Vineet Venugopal, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1124211560

Verify Chava Chezar-Azerrad in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of PhysiciansCheck the board
  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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024

217 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Chava Chezar-Azerrad217
  2. Specialty average3,179

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate30 claims
  2. Furosemide30 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium21 claims
  4. Carvedilol17 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate13 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: $863.35

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chava Chezar-Azerrad$863.35
  2. Specialty average$7,062.29

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

  1. Capitol Cardiology Associates, LLCLanham, MD

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

Chava Chezar-Azerrad among 76 interventional cardiology physician records in Maryland

Chava Chezar-Azerrad is one of 76 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2019, is newer than 97% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 97% of these records are older, 1% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2000 among the 67 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Maryland

There are 76 interventional cardiology physician records in Maryland.

The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rajendra Shetty, MDLanham, MD 207061588768741
  2. Rimmy Farrakhan, MDClinton, MD 207351912498049
  3. Sonia SamtaniClinton, MD 207351548526080
  4. Gaurav Lakhanpal, MDGreenbelt, MD 207701013172907
  5. Mehrdad Mostaan, M.D.Greenbelt, MD 207701477542306
  6. Mohammad Sarfarazi, M.D.Greenbelt, MD 207701326103227
  7. Vinay Satwah, D.O.Greenbelt, MD 207701104900448
  8. Anantha Rao, MDHyattsville, MD 207831326118225

Common questions

What is Chava Chezar-Azerrad's NPI number?

Chava Chezar-Azerrad's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366905366, issued on Apr 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chava Chezar-Azerrad located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8116 Good Luck RD Ste 305, Lanham, MD, 20706. Phone: (301) 552-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chava Chezar-Azerrad's license?

Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chava Chezar-Azerrad prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chava Chezar-Azerrad had 217 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.