What is Paul Azar's specialty?

Paul Azar (NPI 1245222850) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Lafayette, LA.

Where does Paul Azar practice?

Paul Azar practices in Lafayette, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1245222850.

How much does Medicare pay Paul Azar?

Paul Azar (NPI 1245222850) received approximately $8K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 94 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1245222850

Paul AzarMD

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OphthalmologyLafayette, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

108

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

114

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$6K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 255 Ophthalmology providers in LA — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,801).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$7K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

36.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost54 claims

Bimatoprost18 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

98.3

Quality

94.9

Cost

78.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.98%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$46

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$46

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$46

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paul Azar's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 5 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Frederick Hall Ophthalmology · Lafayette, LA	112	213
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS, INC.	84	292
LAKSHMIPRASAD, LEELA	13	24
LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER INC	12	21
AUER-BAKER, GINGER	11	13

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS, INC.	155	592
Frederick Hall Ophthalmology · Lafayette, LA	18	105
LAKSHMIPRASAD, LEELA	16	24
LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER INC	15	22
Padumane Lakshmiprasad Cardiology · Lafayette, LA	14	26

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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