Robert J. Azar, MD
Surgery Physician · Gresham, OR
Robert J. Azar, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Gresham, Oregon, and NPI 1255316857, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (Oregon MD18386, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert J. Azar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD18386 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25050 SE Stark St Ste 265, Gresham, OR 97030
- Phone
- (503) 674-1520
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (503) 674-1599
- Medicaid ID
- 151335 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050408000180); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 25050 SE Stark St Ste 265
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gretchen Burchell, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659975092
- Alma San Juan, AGACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1063094621
- Elana Scharff, AGACNP-BCNurse Practitioner1053813741
- Laura White, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063342442
- Luai Zarour, MDSurgery Physician1912273236
Verify Robert J. Azar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD18386Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl29 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $12.84
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Legacy Clinics LLCGresham, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert J. Azar among 524 surgery physician records in Oregon
Robert J. Azar, MD is one of 524 surgery physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 73% 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, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2005 among the 321 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Oregon
There are 524 surgery physician records in Oregon.
All 524 in Oregon → Every provider in Gresham → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Barnhart, M.D.Gresham, OR 970301215048665
- Stephen Choong, M.D.Gresham, OR 970301326134016
- Vernon Cowell, M.D.Gresham, OR 970301932129418
- Jennifer Zakhireh, M.D.Gresham, OR 970301912032707
- Luai Zarour, MDGresham, OR 970301912273236
- Stephan Coffman, MDHood River, OR 970311649235300
- John Garcia, MDHood River, OR 970311366533267
- Michael Hauty, MDHood River, OR 970311033200936
Common questions
What is Robert J. Azar, MD's NPI number?
Robert J. Azar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255316857, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert J. Azar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25050 SE Stark St Ste 265, Gresham, OR, 97030. Phone: (503) 674-1520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert J. Azar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD18386, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert J. Azar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert J. Azar, MD had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 46 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert J. Azar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.