NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rami Mouayad Azem, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Cleveland, OH

Rami Mouayad Azem, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1225457724, issued on Apr 11, 2014. Check the license (Ohio 35.131328, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225457724
Name
Rami Mouayad Azem
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
35.131328 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9500 Euclid Ave # Q7, Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone
(216) 444-2625
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2014
Record last updated
Feb 27, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(216) 444-9378
Medicaid ID
0121962 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190812004066); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 2014
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9500 Euclid Ave # Q7

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tarek Ashour, MDNephrology Physician1003224411
  2. Laura Ferreira Provenzano, MDNephrology Physician1003075276
  3. Daniel Kahn, DONephrology Physician1922126986
  4. Anum Imran Malik, MDNephrology Physician1487069894
  5. Michelle Norris, APRN.CNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1689278772
  6. Hanny Sawaf, MDNephrology Physician1265963342

Verify Rami Mouayad Azem in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

531 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Rami Azem531
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Calcitriol75 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate70 claims
  3. Farxiga70 claims
  4. Furosemide67 claims
  5. Doxazosin Mesylate42 claims
  6. Potassium Chloride30 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $183.47

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Xeris Pharmaceuticals, 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.

  1. Rami Azem$183.47
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Jamal Azem, M.D., IncWilloughby, OH

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.

Rami Mouayad Azem among 499 nephrology physician records in Ohio

Rami Mouayad Azem, M.D. is one of 499 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 374 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 62% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Ohio

There are 499 nephrology physician records in Ohio.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joshua Augustine, MDCleveland, OH 441951053330456
  2. Sevag Demirjian, MDCleveland, OH 441951568496750
  3. Richard Fatica, MDCleveland, OH 441951447366174
  4. Phillip Hall, MDCleveland, OH 441951760542831
  5. Robert Heyka, MDCleveland, OH 441951316037492
  6. Priya Kalahasti, MDCleveland, OH 441951568552669
  7. Joseph Nally, MDCleveland, OH 441951003906181
  8. Sankar Navaneethan, MDCleveland, OH 441951750480562

Common questions

What is Rami Mouayad Azem, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rami Mouayad Azem, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225457724, issued on Apr 11, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rami Mouayad Azem, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9500 Euclid Ave # Q7, Cleveland, OH, 44195. Phone: (216) 444-2625. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rami Mouayad Azem, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.131328, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rami Mouayad Azem, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rami Mouayad Azem, M.D. had 531 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.