Hakim Azfar Ali, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Durham, NC
Hakim Azfar Ali, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1942412416, issued on May 4, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-01711, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hakim Azfar Ali
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 2014-01711 NC
C10008668 DE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1942412416 DE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141017000761); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hakim Azfar Ali in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-01711Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,603 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone171 claims
- Tacrolimus143 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim135 claims
- Azithromycin80 claims
- Methotrexate57 claims
- Gabapentin55 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
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hakim Azfar Ali among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina
Hakim Azfar Ali, MD is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% 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 54% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 429 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Branch, M. D.Durham, NC 277101922182633
- Martha Carraway, M.D.Durham, NC 277101174624621
- Christopher CoxDurham, NC 277101235212481
- Joseph Govert, M.D.Durham, NC 277101487737649
- Timothy Hart, MDDurham, NC 277101952355257
- Harvey Marshall, M.D.Durham, NC 277101699859579
- Lake Morrison, MDDurham, NC 277101992739619
- Scott Palmer, M.D.Durham, NC 277101649354531
Common questions
What is Hakim Azfar Ali, MD's NPI number?
Hakim Azfar Ali, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942412416, issued on May 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hakim Azfar Ali, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 684-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hakim Azfar Ali, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-01711, 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 Hakim Azfar Ali, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hakim Azfar Ali, MD had 1,603 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.