David Sherif Azer, DO
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Long Beach, CA
David Sherif Azer, DO is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1609196930, issued on Jun 9, 2010. Check the license (California 20A10374, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Sherif Azer
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 20A10374 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5199 E Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 302, Long Beach, CA 90804
- Phone
- (818) 321-3332
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110816000249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Sherif Azer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A10374Check 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 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
1,754 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 877 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen521 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen180 claims
- Gabapentin151 claims
- Lidocaine-Prilocaine84 claims
- Ibuprofen77 claims
- Pregabalin71 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: $44.49
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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.
David Sherif Azer among 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California
David Sherif Azer, DO is one of 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in California
There are 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California.
All 536 in California → Every provider in Long Beach → Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Georges Elkhoury, MDLong Beach, CA 908061215950829
- Bharatkuman Patel, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908061427019983
- Faustino Bernadett, M.D.Long Beach, CA 908131003966763
- Ricardo Aguirre, M.D.San Pedro, CA 907321831298389
- Kamran Ghadimi, M.D.San Pedro, CA 907321174615629
- Stanley Chou, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201194722611
- Roger Moon, M.D.Las Alamitos, CA 907201881952828
- Annie Diego, MDHarbor City, CA 907101427125434
Common questions
What is David Sherif Azer, DO's NPI number?
David Sherif Azer, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609196930, issued on Jun 9, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Sherif Azer, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5199 E Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 302, Long Beach, CA, 90804. Phone: (818) 321-3332. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Sherif Azer, DO's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A10374, 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 David Sherif Azer, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Sherif Azer, DO had 1,754 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.