Salman Azhar, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Brooklyn, NY
Salman Azhar, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Brooklyn, New York, and NPI 1952460479, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (New York 205784, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Salman Azhar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 205784 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 55TH St, Brooklyn, NY 11220
- Phone
- (718) 630-7000
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 630-8515
- Medicaid ID
- 1985217 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070425000337); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 150 55TH St
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Verify Salman Azhar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 205784Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
385 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin29 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium27 claims
- Memantine Hcl25 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl24 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium21 claims
- Donepezil Hcl19 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): 91.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $11,163.51
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- North Shore-Lij Medical PCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Salman Azhar among 1,778 neurology physician records in New York
Salman Azhar, M.D. is one of 1,778 neurology physician records with a practice address in New York. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 1,238 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in New York
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Common questions
What is Salman Azhar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Salman Azhar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952460479, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Salman Azhar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 55TH St, Brooklyn, NY, 11220. Phone: (718) 630-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Salman Azhar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 205784, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Salman Azhar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Salman Azhar, M.D. had 385 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Salman Azhar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.