Samareh Cunningham Azar, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Tyler, TX
Samareh Cunningham Azar, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1255968665, issued on Mar 25, 2020. Check the license (Texas U9203, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samareh Cunningham Azar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- U9203 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2440 E 5TH St, Tyler, TX 75701
- Phone
- (903) 595-0500
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240718004789); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2440 E 5TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Samareh Cunningham Azar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U9203Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
181 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Dorzolamide-Timolol30 claims
- Latanoprost30 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate30 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate24 claims
- Moxifloxacin14 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine12 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: $573.64
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sight Sciences, Inc. 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.
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
- East Texas Eye Care Associates PLLCTyler, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Samareh Cunningham Azar, MD's NPI number?
Samareh Cunningham Azar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255968665, issued on Mar 25, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samareh Cunningham Azar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2440 E 5TH St, Tyler, TX, 75701. Phone: (903) 595-0500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samareh Cunningham Azar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U9203, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samareh Cunningham Azar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samareh Cunningham Azar, MD had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 58 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.