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Dr. Waref Azmeh, MD
NPI1467408492PAC ID3678577061
- Medicare services, 2024
- 363
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 124
- Part D claims, 2024
- 16,316
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 82
- Practice address
- 6255 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
- Practice phone
- Call (225) 769-3922
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Ahf
Los Angeles, California
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Dr. Waref Azmeh is an infectious disease specialist in Los Angeles, California
Dr. Azmeh practices at Ahf in Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Azmeh's NPI, 1467408492, was assigned on May 25, 2006. Dr. Azmeh holds Louisiana license MD12821R.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1467408492NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3678577061
- NPI enumeration date
- May 25, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (225) 769-3922
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 66
- Medical school graduation
- 1986
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Waref Azmeh practices at Ahf in Los Angeles, California
Dr. Azmeh's primary practice is Ahf, at 6255 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (225) 769-3922.
- Ahf6255 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(225) 769-3922
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Waref Azmeh is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Azmeh's primary practice is Ahf in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Azmeh is also affiliated with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Azmeh to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
AhfPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Waref Azmeh's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Azmeh practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ahf | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Waref Azmeh is one of 1,054 infectious disease specialists in California
Infectious disease is Dr. Azmeh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Azmeh is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, LouisianaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Waref Azmeh billed Medicare for 363 services in 2024
CMS data shows 363 Medicare services from Dr. Azmeh across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 124 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $18,556 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024363
Medicare patients124
Paid by Medicare$18,556
Procedure codes8
Dr. Azmeh's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2052024: 22811%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 152024: 98553%
- Other services
- 2023: 212024: 2519%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 12
Dr. Azmeh compared with the California median for infectious disease specialists, 2024
- Dr. Azmeh
- California median
- Medicare services
- 363vs 42915% below
- Medicare patients
- 124vs 18031% below
- Part D claims
- 15,654vs 119131.5 times
Medians across 930 infectious disease specialists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Azmeh's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Waref Azmeh treated 124 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 66
CMS counts 124 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Azmeh in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 61 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Azmeh's median patient age at 57, with 36% women.
Medicare patients, 2024124
Average age66
Average risk score1.93
Also on Medicaid30%
Dr. Azmeh's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Azmeh's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4335%
- Men8165%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Azmeh's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol74%
- Anxiety40%
- Arthritis39%
- Diabetes39%
- Mood disorders32%
- Chronic kidney disease31%
- Depression28%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Azmeh's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 57
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women36%
- Men64%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Waref Azmeh wrote 16,316 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Azmeh wrote 16,316 Medicare Part D claims for 347 patients. 65% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 15,654 of them, across 247 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $13,440,393 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 15,527 claims across 242 drugs.
Part D claims, 202416,316
Drugs named by CMS247
Total drug cost$13.4M
Part D patients347
Dr. Azmeh's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic10,681 claims65%
- Brand-name5,492 claims34%
- Other143 claims1%
Dr. Azmeh's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Azmeh's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%320 of 16,316 claims
- Antibiotics4%674 of 16,316 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%44 of 16,316 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 15,5272024: 15,6541%
Drugs named by CMS: 247 in 2024, 242 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Waref Azmeh scored 82 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Azmeh for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Azmeh accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Azmeh as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Azmeh's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 82of 100Final score
- 64.8of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 79of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Waref Azmeh has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Azmeh in 2022.
Papers1
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Waref Azmeh received $41,318 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 265 general payments to Dr. Azmeh from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Honoraria make up the largest share, 40% of the total. The Medicines Company paid the most, $17,637.
General payments to Dr. Azmeh by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Azmeh by kind, 2016 to 2025
$41.3Kin total
- Honoraria$16,55740%
- Consulting fees$8,49021%
- Speaker and faculty fees$5,84614%
- Travel and lodging$5,51513%
- Other$4,91012%
Companies that paid Dr. Azmeh the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
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What is Dr. Waref Azmeh's NPI number?
Dr. Waref Azmeh's NPI number is 1467408492. It was assigned on May 25, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Waref Azmeh?
Dr. Waref Azmeh is an infectious disease specialist in Los Angeles, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Waref Azmeh practice?
Dr. Azmeh practices at 6255 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028. Dr. Azmeh's primary practice is Ahf in Los Angeles, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Azmeh to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Waref Azmeh's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Azmeh is (225) 769-3922.
What is Dr. Waref Azmeh's medical license number?
Dr. Azmeh holds Louisiana license MD12821R.
Which hospitals is Dr. Waref Azmeh affiliated with?
Dr. Azmeh is affiliated with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Azmeh to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Waref Azmeh part of?
Dr. Azmeh is linked to AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Dmand AI links Dr. Azmeh to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Waref Azmeh accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Azmeh billed Medicare for 363 services in 2024, and Dr. Azmeh accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Waref Azmeh offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Azmeh as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Waref Azmeh's MIPS score?
Dr. Azmeh's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 82 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Waref Azmeh see?
CMS counts 124 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Azmeh in 2024, with an average age of 66.
What services does Dr. Waref Azmeh bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Azmeh's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), infusion or chemotherapy administration (96372) and office visit, established patient (99213).
What drugs does Dr. Waref Azmeh prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Azmeh's most prescribed drugs by claims were Biktarvy, Odefsey and Descovy.
Has Dr. Waref Azmeh received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $41,318 in general payments to Dr. Azmeh from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from The Medicines Company.
How long has Dr. Waref Azmeh been practicing?
Dr. Azmeh graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.
Does Dr. Waref Azmeh do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Azmeh.
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