NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Haitham M. Azem, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Bedford, OH

Haitham M. Azem, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bedford, Ohio, and NPI 1417967118, issued on Aug 8, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35056391, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417967118
Name
Haitham M. Azem
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
35056391 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
88 Center RD Ste 130, Bedford, OH 44146
Phone
(440) 232-4455
Enumerated
Aug 8, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(440) 232-3147
Medicaid ID
0726021 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040708000000); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 88 Center RD Ste 130

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alexander Asaturyan, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1043590474
  2. Sierra Gausha, MSN APRN FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1952965386

Verify Haitham M. Azem in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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22.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

70,283 Medicare Part D claims for 1,804 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 416 claims were for opioids.

  1. Haitham Azem70,283
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium4,132 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate2,982 claims
  3. Eliquis2,241 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium2,175 claims
  5. Gabapentin2,072 claims
  6. Furosemide1,866 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score64.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%62.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $116.19

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Haitham Azem$116.19
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Eastwest Primary Care LLCParma, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Haitham M. Azem among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio

Haitham M. Azem, M.D. is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 81% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

14 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bedford

They are 14 of the 364 NPPES records with a practice address in Bedford, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tamar Bejanishvili, MDBedford, OH 441461376558767
  2. Martine Binstock, M.D.Bedford, OH 441461497868723
  3. Robert Bundy, MDBedford, OH 441461770557241
  4. Nichelle Coleman-Laster, M.D.Bedford, OH 441461407926538
  5. Ghassan Haddad, MDCleveland, OH 441461730286568
  6. Marwan Hilal, M.D.Bedford, OH 441461154308781
  7. Uche Iheme, M.D.Bedford, OH 441461356351928
  8. Ghai Lu, MDBedford, OH 441461588763429

Common questions

What is Haitham M. Azem, M.D.'s NPI number?

Haitham M. Azem, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417967118, issued on Aug 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Haitham M. Azem, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 88 Center RD Ste 130, Bedford, OH, 44146. Phone: (440) 232-4455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Haitham M. Azem, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35056391, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Haitham M. Azem, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Haitham M. Azem, M.D. had 70,283 Medicare Part D claims for 1,804 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Haitham M. Azem, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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