Michael B. Azarkh, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Redondo Beach, CA
Michael B. Azarkh, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Redondo Beach, California, and NPI 1790958452, issued on Apr 2, 2008. Check the license (California A116986, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael B. Azarkh
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- A116986 CA
MD2010-0711 NM
MD443263 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 319 N Broadway Ave # 215, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
- Phone
- (310) 408-7096
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111208000555); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael B. Azarkh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A116986Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
109 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis16 claims
- Carvedilol12 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl11 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium11 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 3 group practices
- 24 ON Physicians OF California PCBrawley, CA
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCClearlake, CA
- Superior Hospitalist Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael B. Azarkh among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Michael B. Azarkh, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 34% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 34% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in California
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chau Bui, D.O.Redondo Beach, CA 902771194142562
- Divesh Goel, MDRedondo Beach, CA 902771578026050
- Ronak Garg, MDRancho Palos Verdes, CA 902751477828267
- Melissa Mueller, M.D.Manhattan Beach, CA 902661932496551
- Jagdeep Tung, MDManhattan Beach, CA 902661013973783
- David Lee, D.O.Marina Del Rey, CA 902921770994659
- Keyur Patel, M.D.Marina Del Rey, CA 902921558595355
- Joseph Phan, MDMarina Del Rey, CA 902921760427223
Common questions
What is Michael B. Azarkh, MD's NPI number?
Michael B. Azarkh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790958452, issued on Apr 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael B. Azarkh, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 319 N Broadway Ave # 215, Redondo Beach, CA, 90277. Phone: (310) 408-7096. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael B. Azarkh, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A116986, 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 Michael B. Azarkh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael B. Azarkh, MD had 109 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.