Melissa Anne Azaula, MD
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician · Buffalo, NY
Melissa Anne Azaula, MD is a pediatric rehabilitation medicine physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1043276603, issued on Apr 24, 2006. Check the license (New York 194829, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Anne Azaula
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician 2081P0010X
- License number
- 194829 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Main St FL 4, Buffalo, NY 14203
- Phone
- (716) 323-0034
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2022
- Fax
- (716) 323-0292
- Medicaid IDs
- 01654044 NY
0018526310001 PA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040803001499); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1001 Main St FL 4
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Anne Azaula in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 194829Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pediatric rehabilitation medicine physician in 2024
255 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 123 among the 94 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Olanzapine39 claims
- Risperidone26 claims
- Topiramate18 claims
- Lorazepam16 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate14 claims
- Sertraline Hcl14 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): 94.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $23.26
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 112 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,993.03 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Kaleida HealthBuffalo, NY · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Physician providers in New York
There are 21 pediatric rehabilitation medicine physician records in New York.
Other pediatric rehabilitation medicine physician records in New York
- Hilary Berlin, MDHewlett, NY1154427771
- Joel BernardRoosevelt, NY1780315655
- Rujuta BhavePlainview, NY1790583490
- David Cancel, M.D., J.D.Bronx, NY1922343078
- Jaishree Capoor, MDElmhurst, NY1063455202
- Elizabeth Colonna, PT,DPTNew York, NY1649886615
- Joan Gold, M.D.New York, NY1609869668
- Martin Hoffman, MDBuffalo, NY1992804884
- Dara Jones, M.D.New York, NY1063826782
- Marilyn Jones, PT, DPTBallston Spa, NY1801368402
Common questions
What is Melissa Anne Azaula, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Anne Azaula, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043276603, issued on Apr 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Anne Azaula, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Main St FL 4, Buffalo, NY, 14203. Phone: (716) 323-0034. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Anne Azaula, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 194829, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa Anne Azaula, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Anne Azaula, MD had 255 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among pediatric rehabilitation medicine physician prescribers was 123. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Anne Azaula, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.3 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.
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.