Gezelle Christine Azar, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Irvine, CA
Gezelle Christine Azar, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1861954687, issued on Apr 1, 2019. Check the license (California A178676, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gezelle Christine Azar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A178676 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5319 University Dr # 10219, Irvine, CA 92612
- Phone
- (714) 456-5770
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230201003151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gezelle Christine Azar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A178676Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
143 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxyzine Hcl13 claims
- Lurasidone Hcl11 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- County OF ImperialEl Centro, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gezelle Christine Azar among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Gezelle Christine Azar, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 85% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
54 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Irvine
They are 54 of the 7,778 NPPES records with a practice address in Irvine, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Gezelle Christine Azar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gezelle Christine Azar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861954687, issued on Apr 1, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gezelle Christine Azar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5319 University Dr # 10219, Irvine, CA, 92612. Phone: (714) 456-5770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gezelle Christine Azar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A178676, 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 Gezelle Christine Azar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gezelle Christine Azar, M.D. had 143 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.