Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar, MD

  • Lombard, IL
  • Psychiatrist
NPI1316155534PAC ID4789876707
Medicare services, 2024
73
Medicare patients, 2024
24
Part D claims, 2024
1,087
Publications
1
Industry payments
$3,729
Practice address
1019 Grove Ln, Lombard, IL 60148
Practice phone
Call (516) 521-8983
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Primary practice

Shifa Therapeutics

Lombard, Illinois

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Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar is a psychiatrist in Lombard, Illinois

Dr. Azhar practices at Shifa Therapeutics in Lombard, Illinois.

Dr. Azhar's NPI, 1316155534, was assigned on May 20, 2007. Dr. Azhar graduated from Nishtar Medical College in 1998. Dr. Azhar holds Illinois license 036121869.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4789876707
NPI enumeration date
May 20, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(516) 521-8983
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
54
Medical school graduation
1998

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar practices at Shifa Therapeutics in Lombard, Illinois

Dr. Azhar's primary practice is Shifa Therapeutics, at 1019 Grove Ln, Lombard, IL 60148 in Dupage County. The practice phone is (516) 521-8983.

  • Shifa Therapeutics
    1019 Grove Ln, Lombard, IL 60148 · Dupage CountyPhone(516) 521-8983

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Azhar's primary practice is Shifa Therapeutics in Lombard, Illinois. The medical group on file is Rural Psychiatry Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Azhar to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Azhar practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Shifa TherapeuticsAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar is one of 1,527 psychiatrists in Illinois

Psychiatry is Dr. Azhar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Azhar is board certified in child & adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Azhar's licenses on file in 4 states: Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and North Dakota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Psychiatry, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036121869 · 2008 to 2026 · taxonomy 2084P0800X
  • Michigan license2008 to 2027
  • Minnesota license2014 to 2025
  • North Dakota license2014 to 2025

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists adjustment disease, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, insomnia, intellectual and developmental disabilities and tobacco use among the conditions Dr. Azhar treats.

Psychiatrists near Dr. Azhar

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1,527psychiatrists in Illinois
6psychiatrists in Lombard

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar billed Medicare for 73 services in 2024

CMS data shows 73 Medicare services from Dr. Azhar across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 24 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,347 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202473
Medicare patients24
Paid by Medicare$5,347
Procedure codes1

Dr. Azhar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 802024: 739%

Dr. Azhar compared with the Illinois median for psychiatrists, 2024

  • Dr. Azhar
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
73vs 20364% below
Medicare patients
24vs 6362% below
Part D claims
978vs 1745.6 times

Medians across 1,588 psychiatrists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Azhar's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar treated 24 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 60

CMS counts 24 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Azhar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 12 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have depression. Their average risk score is 1.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Azhar's median patient age at 31, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 202424
Average age60
Average risk score1.05

Dr. Azhar's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Dr. Azhar's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Anxiety75%
  2. Depression75%
  3. Mood disorders75%
  4. High cholesterol58%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Azhar's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 31

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men46%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar wrote 1,087 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Azhar wrote 1,087 Medicare Part D claims for 55 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 978 of them, across 33 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $55,309 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 993 claims across 34 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,087
Drugs named by CMS33
Total drug cost$55,309
Part D patients55

Dr. Azhar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,016 claims93%
  • Brand-name71 claims7%

Dr. Azhar'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. Azhar's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%16 of 1,087 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: 9932024: 9782%

Drugs named by CMS: 33 in 2024, 34 in 2023.

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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. Muhammad Nouman Azhar offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Azhar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Azhar as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Azhar.

Papers1

Recent publications by Dr. Azhar

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar received $3,729 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 227 general payments to Dr. Azhar from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $533.

General payments to Dr. Azhar by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Azhar by kind, 2016 to 2025

$3.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,66198%
  • Education$682%

Companies that paid Dr. Azhar the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar graduated from Nishtar Medical College

Dr. Azhar graduated from Nishtar Medical College in 1998.

  1. Medical schoolNishtar Medical College
  2. Board certified in child & adolescent psychiatryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology
  3. Board certified in psychiatryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers

Dr. Azhar is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • United Healthcare
  • Cigna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota
  • Humana
  • +7 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Azhar accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. Medicare9
  3. HMO6
  4. POS4
  5. EPO2
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar's NPI number?

Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar's NPI number is 1316155534. It was assigned on May 20, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar?

Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar is a psychiatrist in Lombard, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).

Where does Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar practice?

Dr. Azhar practices at 1019 Grove Ln, Lombard, IL 60148. Dr. Azhar's primary practice is Shifa Therapeutics in Lombard, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Azhar to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Azhar is (516) 521-8983.

What is Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar's medical license number?

Dr. Azhar holds Illinois license 036121869, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Azhar in Illinois (2008 to 2026), Michigan (2008 to 2027), Minnesota (2014 to 2025) and North Dakota (2014 to 2025).

What medical group is Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar part of?

Dr. Azhar is linked to Rural Psychiatry Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Azhar to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Azhar billed Medicare for 73 services in 2024, and Dr. Azhar accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Azhar as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar see?

CMS counts 24 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Azhar in 2024, with an average age of 60.

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Is Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar board certified?

Yes. Dr. Azhar is board certified in child & adolescent psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

What services does Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Azhar's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar go to medical school?

Dr. Azhar graduated from Nishtar Medical College in 1998.

What drugs does Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Azhar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Alprazolam, Trazodone HCl and Clonazepam.

Has Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,729 in general payments to Dr. Azhar from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.

How long has Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar been practicing?

Dr. Azhar graduated from medical school in 1998, 28 years ago.

Does Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Azhar.

What insurance does Dr. Muhammad Nouman Azhar accept?

Dr. Azhar is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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