Physician Profile
Ahsan Azhar, MD
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Azhar
Ahsan Azhar, MD is a healthcare provider in Houston, TX specializing in hospice & palliative medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Ahsan cared for 178 Medicare patients across 236 services. The services billed most often include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes, established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more, and initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes.
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Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
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Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (713) 792-6161
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD
Houston, TX 77030
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
236 services · 178 patients · 5 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | Office visit | 99233 |
113 | More often than most peers in Hospice & Palliative Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
50 | As often as other peers in Hospice & Palliative Medicine |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | Office visit | 99223 |
37 | As often as other peers in Hospice & Palliative Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
23 | Less often than most peers in Hospice & Palliative Medicine |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
13 | As often as other peers in Hospice & Palliative Medicine |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other hospice & palliative medicines at this location 1
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other hospice & palliative medicines in Houston 7
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 15 related providers in 2 groups
Trained at Other 7
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2000 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Common questions
What does Dr. Azhar specialize in?
Dr. Azhar is a hospice & palliative medicine in Houston, TX. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Azhar located?
Dr. Azhar is listed at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Azhar's phone number?
The number on file is (713) 792-6161. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Azhar's NPI number?
Dr. Azhar's National Provider Identifier is 1396094512. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Azhar go to medical school?
Dr. Azhar attended Other, graduating in 2000. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Dr. Azhar been practicing?
Dr. Azhar has 26 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2000, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Azhar do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Azhar the Medicare record under this individual NPI shows mainly office visits and diagnostic testing. Hospital-based physicians usually have their procedural work billed by the facility rather than under their own number, so this is a floor on their practice, not a description of it. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Dr. Azhar confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Azhar. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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