Joseph S. Azzam, MD
Rheumatology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Joseph S. Azzam, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1679078109, issued on Mar 27, 2018. Check the license (California A173245, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph S. Azzam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- A173245 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 Stanyan St, San Francisco, CA 94117
- Phone
- (415) 750-5942
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 4, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210802001265); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 450 Stanyan St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph S. Azzam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A173245Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
223 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate28 claims
- Prednisone24 claims
- Colchicine16 claims
- Gabapentin16 claims
- Naproxen16 claims
- Methotrexate15 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: $784.63
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- R.S. Venuturupalli, M.D. IncBeverly Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph S. Azzam among 926 rheumatology physician records in California
Joseph S. Azzam, MD is one of 926 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2018, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 641 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in California
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- Ishita Aggarwal, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151518385699
- Nancy Carteron, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151669582458
- Benedict Chou, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941151770759375
- William Dibrielle, MDSan Francisco, CA 941151043483837
- Aileen Dillon, MB, BCHSan Francisco, CA 941151912071523
Common questions
What is Joseph S. Azzam, MD's NPI number?
Joseph S. Azzam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679078109, issued on Mar 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph S. Azzam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Stanyan St, San Francisco, CA, 94117. Phone: (415) 750-5942. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph S. Azzam, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A173245, 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 Joseph S. Azzam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph S. Azzam, MD had 223 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.