George Anis Azar, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Columbus, NC
George Anis Azar, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Columbus, North Carolina, and NPI 1164576369, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2006-01896, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Anis Azar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2006-01896 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 89 W Mills St, Columbus, NC 28722
- Phone
- (828) 894-3718
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070726000388); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 977 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 89 W Mills St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Cadier, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1972551448
- Mark Genero, PAPhysician Assistant1922189075
- Hannah Hodge, PAPhysician Assistant1770047102
- Cameron Martin, PAPhysician Assistant1518229145
- Brian Rosenberg, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1245206036
Verify George Anis Azar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2006-01896Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
615 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib206 claims
- Meloxicam124 claims
- Methylprednisolone64 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
- Gabapentin36 claims
- Amoxicillin33 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $94.06
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Fletcher Hospital IncColumbus, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George Anis Azar among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
George Anis Azar, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2007, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 3 of the 135 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Cadier, MDColumbus, NC 287221972551448
- Brian Rosenberg, MDColumbus, NC 287221245206036
- Gerald King, MDClyde, NC 287211346271426
- Samantha LevinClyde, NC 287211235692427
- Arnold Silverberg, M.D. (AS OF 5/8/15)Clyde, NC 287211629463070
- Carol Trent, M.D.Clyde, NC 287211831169523
- Robert Eaton, MDBrevard, NC 287121962413435
- Angus Graham, MDBrevard, NC 287121417950825
Common questions
What is George Anis Azar, MD's NPI number?
George Anis Azar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164576369, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Anis Azar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 89 W Mills St, Columbus, NC, 28722. Phone: (828) 894-3718. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Anis Azar, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2006-01896, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does George Anis Azar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, George Anis Azar, MD had 615 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is George Anis Azar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.