Muhammad Azhar, MD
Nephrology Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Muhammad Azhar, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1134654387, issued on Apr 25, 2017. Check the license (New York 320994, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Muhammad Azhar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 320994 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- One Brookdale Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11212
- Phone
- (347) 951-4328
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230823002013); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Muhammad Azhar 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 320994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
242 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol60 claims
- Losartan Potassium16 claims
- Lisinopril13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $58.00
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Interfaith Professional Physician Services PCBrooklyn, NY
- University Physicians OF Brooklyn, Inc.Brooklyn, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Muhammad Azhar among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Muhammad Azhar, MD is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
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- Shyan-Yih Chou, MDBrooklyn, NY 112121730162322
- Bella HalpertBrooklyn, NY 112121528694437
- Muhammad Khan, MDBrooklyn, NY 112121699200634
- Ira Reiser, MDBrooklyn, NY 112121154305621
- Samuel Spitalewitz, MDBrooklyn, NY 112121790760007
- Adnan ZafarNew York, NY 112121881570489
Common questions
What is Muhammad Azhar, MD's NPI number?
Muhammad Azhar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134654387, issued on Apr 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Muhammad Azhar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at One Brookdale Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, 11212. Phone: (347) 951-4328. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Muhammad Azhar, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 320994, 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 Muhammad Azhar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Muhammad Azhar, MD had 242 Medicare Part D claims for 60 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Muhammad Azhar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. 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.