Tayaba Nada Azher, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Joliet, IL
Tayaba Nada Azher, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Joliet, Illinois, and NPI 1386140481, issued on Apr 5, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 036161575, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tayaba Nada Azher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036161575 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 219 N Hammes Ave, Joliet, IL 60435
- Phone
- (815) 741-3220
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2022
- Fax
- (815) 741-3814
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221125000463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tayaba Nada Azher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036161575Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
843 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate182 claims
- Moxifloxacin139 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine135 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth70 claims
- Latanoprost56 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol46 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $585.74
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tayaba Nada Azher among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Tayaba Nada Azher, MD is one of 898 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- David Morimoto, M.D.Joliet, IL 604351356305643
- Majid Rassouli, DOJoliet, IL 604351891749081
- Gaurav Singh, MDJoliet, IL 604351598908675
- Alexis Stefaniak-Clark, MDJoliet, IL 604351760131072
- Allison Murchison, M.D.Lemont, IL 604391083699573
Common questions
What is Tayaba Nada Azher, MD's NPI number?
Tayaba Nada Azher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386140481, issued on Apr 5, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tayaba Nada Azher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 219 N Hammes Ave, Joliet, IL, 60435. Phone: (815) 741-3220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tayaba Nada Azher, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036161575, 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 Tayaba Nada Azher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tayaba Nada Azher, MD had 843 Medicare Part D claims for 256 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tayaba Nada Azher, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.