NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Salwa Abdel-Aziz, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Salwa Abdel-Aziz, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1295961043, issued on Jun 8, 2009. Check the license on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1295961043
Name
Salwa Abdel-Aziz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
RS2014-0423 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
403 Landon Gate, Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Phone
(801) 703-1179
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2009
Record last updated
Jun 12, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170111001609); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2008
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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Verify Salwa Abdel-Aziz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)Check the board
  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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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

903 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.

  1. Salwa Abdel-Aziz903
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Dorzolamide-Timolol181 claims
  2. Latanoprost126 claims
  3. Ketorolac Tromethamine116 claims
  4. Prednisolone Acetate86 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate72 claims
  6. Moxifloxacin71 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: $494.63

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Salwa Abdel-Aziz$494.63
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Banner-University Medical GroupTucson, AZ
  2. Catalina Eye Care PCTucson, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Salwa Abdel-Aziz among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania

Salwa Abdel-Aziz, MD is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Charley, MDPittsburgh, PA 152381871559401
  2. Stanton Elias, MDPittsburgh, PA 152381457333601
  3. Diana Mrvos, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152381134349905
  4. Joshua Paul, MDPittsburgh, PA 152381427580802
  5. Laurie Roba, MDPittsburgh, PA 152381780679035
  6. David Kobaly, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371295873537
  7. Regis Rumpf, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371346431087
  8. Michael Schneider, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371881698728

Common questions

What is Salwa Abdel-Aziz, MD's NPI number?

Salwa Abdel-Aziz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295961043, issued on Jun 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Salwa Abdel-Aziz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 403 Landon Gate, Pittsburgh, PA, 15238. Phone: (801) 703-1179. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Salwa Abdel-Aziz, MD's license?

Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Salwa Abdel-Aziz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Salwa Abdel-Aziz, MD had 903 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.