Hengameh Salemi Ascarzadeh, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Birmingham, AL
Hengameh Salemi Ascarzadeh, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1124272265, issued on Nov 14, 2008. Check the license (Alabama 31252, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hengameh Salemi Ascarzadeh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 31252 AL
C162234 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 840 Montclair RD, Birmingham, AL 35213
- Phone
- (205) 592-5135
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200219001711); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Hengameh Salemi Ascarzadeh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31252Check 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 internal medicine physician in 2024
442 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin25 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate25 claims
- Furosemide23 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Brilinta16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $28.95
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. 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.
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
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCWest Covina, CA
- Southern California Hospitalist Network Medical Group IncOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hengameh Salemi Ascarzadeh among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Hengameh Salemi Ascarzadeh, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
487 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 487 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Hengameh Salemi Ascarzadeh, M.D.'s NPI number?
Hengameh Salemi Ascarzadeh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124272265, issued on Nov 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hengameh Salemi Ascarzadeh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 840 Montclair RD, Birmingham, AL, 35213. Phone: (205) 592-5135. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hengameh Salemi Ascarzadeh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 31252, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hengameh Salemi Ascarzadeh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hengameh Salemi Ascarzadeh, M.D. had 442 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.