NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tariq U. Azam, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Bannockburn, IL

Tariq U. Azam, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Bannockburn, Illinois, and NPI 1649659053, issued on May 19, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 036160053, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649659053
Name
Tariq U. Azam
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
036160053 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2151 Waukegan RD Ste 100, Bannockburn, IL 60015
Phone
(847) 444-5300
Enumerated
May 19, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2022
Fax
(847) 267-1429
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220811003697); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 2151 Waukegan RD Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Sebastino Aviles, LCSW, MPHClinical Social Worker1497306609
  2. Kelly Tais Azambuja Cachoeira, APRNNurse Practitioner1295599900
  3. Katerina Bakhos, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1174918023
  4. Lillian Benck, M.D.Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1346668019
  5. David Davidson, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1063679116
  6. Lona Ernst Rizkallah, MS, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1144422635

Verify Tariq U. Azam in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  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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1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,122 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Tariq Azam3,122
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate353 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium301 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium289 claims
  4. Eliquis220 claims
  5. Spironolactone169 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate153 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): 93.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,456.95

58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tariq Azam$1,456.95
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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

  1. Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL

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

Tariq U. Azam among 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois

Tariq U. Azam, MD is one of 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 76% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2001 among the 688 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

14 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Bannockburn

They are 14 of the 177 NPPES records with a practice address in Bannockburn, and 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jay Alexander, MDBannockburn, IL 600151417977539
  2. Katerina Bakhos, M.DBannockburn, IL 600151174918023
  3. Ronald Berger, MDBannockburn, IL 600151730109851
  4. David Campbell, M.D.Bannockburn, IL 600151124065453
  5. David Davidson, MDBannockburn, IL 600151063679116
  6. Jonathan Gilbert, MDBannockburn, IL 600151093735128
  7. Eli Lavie, MDBannockburn, IL 600151831116920
  8. V Arvind Menon, MDBannockburn, IL 600151417974502

Common questions

What is Tariq U. Azam, MD's NPI number?

Tariq U. Azam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649659053, issued on May 19, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tariq U. Azam, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2151 Waukegan RD Ste 100, Bannockburn, IL, 60015. Phone: (847) 444-5300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tariq U. Azam, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036160053, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tariq U. Azam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tariq U. Azam, MD had 3,122 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tariq U. Azam, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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.

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