Payam Azima, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Scottsdale, AZ
Payam Azima, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1447246129, issued on Sep 27, 2005. Check the license (Arizona 30735, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Payam Azima
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 30735 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8328 E. Hartford Dr., Scottsdale, AZ 85255
- Phone
- (480) 214-9720
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (480) 214-9722
- Medicaid ID
- 752180 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040430001172); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Payam Azima in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 30735Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
1,542 Medicare Part D claims for 478 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 154 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt144 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl88 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate52 claims
- Eliquis51 claims
- Cefuroxime50 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium45 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): 31.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Scottsdale Inpatient Specialists PLCScottsdale, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Payam Azima among 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona
Payam Azima, MD is one of 775 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2011 among the 618 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 43% 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 Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Payam Azima, MD's NPI number?
Payam Azima, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447246129, issued on Sep 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Payam Azima, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8328 E. Hartford Dr., Scottsdale, AZ, 85255. Phone: (480) 214-9720. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Payam Azima, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 30735, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Payam Azima, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Payam Azima, MD had 1,542 Medicare Part D claims for 478 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Payam Azima, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 31.4 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.