George James Azar, M. D.
Surgery Physician · Hattiesburg, MS
George James Azar, M. D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and NPI 1376632307, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 15260, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George James Azar
- Credential
- M. D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 15260 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 139 Fairfield Dr, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
- Phone
- (601) 450-2401
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 450-2410
- Medicaid ID
- 00118119 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080422000553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 257 in Mississippi → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 139 Fairfield Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Deborah Azar, M. D.Specialist1851471270
- Nathan Compton, M.D.Surgery Physician1316110745
- Joshua HammonsFamily Nurse Practitioner1588278618
- Hal Liddell, M.D.Urology Physician1023032497
- Charles Moore, MDUrology Physician1801058821
- Robin Schwartz, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1518990266
Verify George James Azar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 15260Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
316 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 100 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen78 claims
- Anastrozole24 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl18 claims
- Levofloxacin16 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl13 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $434.35
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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 2 group practices
- Southern Surgical Associates, P. A.Hattiesburg, MS
- Wesley Physician Services LLCHattiesburg, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George James Azar among 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi
George James Azar, M. D. is one of 257 surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 80% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 152 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 59% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi.
All 257 in Mississippi → Every provider in Hattiesburg → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nathan Compton, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021316110745
- Wesley Girod, M. D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021992893911
- Ralph Abraham, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011013931674
- Orlando Andy, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011659395838
- Kate Aseme, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011629004643
- John Brahan, MDHattiesburg, MS 394011871507566
- Boris Cehajic, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394011710321211
- William Donald, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394011013005040
Common questions
What is George James Azar, M. D.'s NPI number?
George James Azar, M. D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376632307, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George James Azar, M. D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 139 Fairfield Dr, Hattiesburg, MS, 39402. Phone: (601) 450-2401. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George James Azar, M. D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 15260, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George James Azar, M. D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George James Azar, M. D. had 316 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is George James Azar, M. D.'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.