Salar Azad, DDS
Periodontics · Frederick, MD
Salar Azad, DDS is a periodontics with a practice address in Frederick, Maryland, and NPI 1578092771, issued on Jun 9, 2017. Check the license (Maryland 16369, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salar Azad
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Periodontics 1223P0300X
- License numbers
- 16369 MD
DEN1002104 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1020 Mill Pond RD, Frederick, MD 21701
- Phone
- (240) 423-4243
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Salar Azad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license 16369Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average periodontics in 2024
297 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 4,191 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin102 claims
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate93 claims
- Ibuprofen63 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine18 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: $884.73
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dentsply Sirona Inc. The 2,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,338.41 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.
Salar Azad among 167 periodontics records in Maryland
Salar Azad, DDS is one of 167 periodontics records with a practice address in Maryland. 65% 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 88% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 88% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223P0300X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Periodontics providers in Maryland
There are 167 periodontics records in Maryland.
All 167 in Maryland → Every provider in Frederick → Periodontics nationwide →
The 8 periodontics records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melanie Towe, DMDFrederick, MD 217011821222696
- John Golski, D.D.S.Frederick, MD 217021285859611
- Charles Knapp, DDS, MA, MSFrederick, MD 217021912046814
- Harold Snyder, DDSFrederick, MD 217021487686770
- Behnaz Yalda, DMD MSFrederick, MD 217021477659571
- Lisa Shoff, DMDFrederick, MD 217031275824732
- Fred Bye, D.D.S, M.S.Hagerstown, MD 217421013222389
- John Nitzell, DDSHagerstown, MD 217421912040080
Common questions
What is Salar Azad, DDS's NPI number?
Salar Azad, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578092771, issued on Jun 9, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salar Azad, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1020 Mill Pond RD, Frederick, MD, 21701. Phone: (240) 423-4243. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salar Azad, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number 16369, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Salar Azad, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salar Azad, DDS had 297 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among periodontics prescribers was 277. 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.