Nicola Faris Azar, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Thousand Oaks, CA
Nicola Faris Azar, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Thousand Oaks, California, and NPI 1922259787, issued on Oct 9, 2008. Check the license (California A121880, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicola Faris Azar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- A121880 CA
036121756 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Newbury RD Ste 265, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
- Phone
- (818) 667-7473
- Enumerated
- Oct 9, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2022
- Fax
- (818) 914-4230
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141124000665); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicola Faris Azar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A121880Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,040 Medicare Part D claims for 575 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 182 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium290 claims
- Gabapentin230 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate212 claims
- Furosemide204 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium165 claims
- Losartan Potassium161 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): 3.1 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: $87.55
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Wound Care Experts IncGlendale, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicola Faris Azar among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Nicola Faris Azar, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine 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 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
39 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Thousand Oaks
They are 39 of the 2,434 NPPES records with a practice address in Thousand Oaks, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nicola Faris Azar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicola Faris Azar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922259787, issued on Oct 9, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicola Faris Azar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Newbury RD Ste 265, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91320. Phone: (818) 667-7473. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicola Faris Azar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A121880, 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 Nicola Faris Azar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicola Faris Azar, M.D. had 8,040 Medicare Part D claims for 575 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicola Faris Azar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 3.1 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.