Salman Mohammed Azam, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Torrance, CA
Salman Mohammed Azam, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1962616888, issued on May 9, 2007. Check the license (California A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salman Mohammed Azam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- A CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2841 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA 90505
- Phone
- (310) 257-0508
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 325-8109
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131108001196); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Salman Mohammed Azam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
3,177 Medicare Part D claims for 559 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Carvedilol365 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium290 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate290 claims
- Furosemide242 claims
- Eliquis212 claims
- Clopidogrel167 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: $37,243.82
124 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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.
4 hospitals and group practices
- Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Cor Healthcare Medical AssociatesTorrance, CA
- Southern California Hospitalist Network Medical Group IncOrange, CA
- Torrance Health Association IncSan Pedro, CA
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.
Salman Mohammed Azam among 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California
Salman Mohammed Azam, M.D. is one of 632 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2001 among the 526 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 632 interventional cardiology physician records in California.
All 632 in California → Every provider in Torrance → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
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- James Matchison, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051629275631
- Daniel PhilipsonTorrance, CA 905051043605090
- Ray Wyman, M.D.Torrance, CA 905051316956857
- Ayman AbdelkarimTorrance, CA 905031407353600
- Murrad Abdelkarim, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031073706495
Common questions
What is Salman Mohammed Azam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Salman Mohammed Azam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962616888, issued on May 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salman Mohammed Azam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2841 Lomita Blvd, Torrance, CA, 90505. Phone: (310) 257-0508. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salman Mohammed Azam, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A, 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 Salman Mohammed Azam, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salman Mohammed Azam, M.D. had 3,177 Medicare Part D claims for 559 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. 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.