Frederick M. Azar
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Germantown, TN
Frederick M. Azar is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Germantown, Tennessee, and NPI 1821084633, issued on Sep 27, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 27005, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frederick M. Azar
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License numbers
- 27005 TN
13114 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 S Germantown RD, Germantown, TN 38138
- Phone
- (901) 759-3100
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 25, 2023
- Fax
- (901) 759-3196
- Medicaid IDs
- 145241001 AR
3093679 TN
00122680 MS - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101013000538); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1400 S Germantown RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Colin Ackerman, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1467981647
- William Albers, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1790768166
- Sara Allen, MSN, RN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1841738978
- Giuliano AscuePhysical Therapist1689591562
- Thaddeus Avery, MS, ATC, LATAthletic Trainer1790495679
- Jugert BangoOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1306471511
Verify Frederick M. Azar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 27005Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
414 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 96 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone144 claims
- Meloxicam66 claims
- Tramadol Hcl38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen35 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium28 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl14 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $415.12
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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
- Campbell Clinic, PCGermantown, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frederick M. Azar among 106 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Tennessee
Frederick M. Azar is one of 106 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 99 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 106 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Tennessee.
All 106 in Tennessee → Every provider in Germantown → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Dove, MDGermantown, TN 381381720570807
- Barry Phillips, M.D.Germantown, TN 381381578550976
- Christopher Ferguson, M.D.Bartlett, TN 381331215067996
- Mark Harriman, MDBartlett, TN 381331851387351
- Robert Jones, MDBartlett, TN 381331306831144
- Arsen Manugian, MDBartlett, TN 381331225023260
- Christopher Pokabla, M.D.Bartlett, TN 381331629295209
- Jean Simard, M.D.Bartlett, TN 381331629068200
Common questions
What is Frederick M. Azar's NPI number?
Frederick M. Azar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821084633, issued on Sep 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frederick M. Azar located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 S Germantown RD, Germantown, TN, 38138. Phone: (901) 759-3100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frederick M. Azar's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 27005, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Frederick M. Azar prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frederick M. Azar had 414 Medicare Part D claims for 241 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frederick M. Azar's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.