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Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar, MD
NPI1245222439PAC ID4981633815
- Medicare services, 2019
- 189
- Part D claims, 2024
- 158
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $7,216
- Practice address
- 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119
- Practice phone
- Call (800) 935-8387
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar is an ophthalmologist in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Azar practices at New Orleans VA Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Veterans Health Administration.
Dr. Azar's NPI, 1245222439, was assigned on August 16, 2005. Dr. Azar holds Texas license Q2731.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1245222439NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4981633815
- NPI enumeration date
- August 16, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (800) 935-8387
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar practices at New Orleans VA Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana
Dr. Azar's primary practice is New Orleans VA Medical Center, at 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119 in Orleans Parish. The practice phone is (800) 935-8387.
- New Orleans VA Medical Center2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119 · Orleans ParishPhone(800) 935-8387
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 7 medical groups
Dr. Azar's primary practice is New Orleans VA Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Veterans Health Administration. Dr. Azar is also affiliated with Connecticut Children's Medical Center. The medical group on file is Ochsner Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Azar to 6 more medical groups and 4 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.
Connecticut Children's Medical CenterOchsner Health6 medical groupsNames with a free account4 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account
See all 13 affiliations for Dr. AzarSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Azar practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| New Orleans VA Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 6 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar is one of 264 ophthalmologists in Louisiana
Ophthalmology is Dr. Azar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Azar's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Connecticut and Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, TexasPrimary
- Pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus specialist physician, Connecticut
- Louisiana license
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Azar
Counts of ophthalmologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
264ophthalmologists in Louisiana30ophthalmologists in New Orleans3ophthalmologists at New Orleans VA Medical Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar billed Medicare for 189 services in 2019
CMS data shows 189 Medicare services from Dr. Azar across 7 procedure codes in 2019. Medicare paid $6,444 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2019189
Paid by Medicare$6,444
Procedure codes7
Dr. Azar's Medicare services by type, 2018 to 2019
- 2018
- 2019
- Tests and treatments
- 2018: 3992019: 18953%
- Imaging
- 2018: 172019: 0100%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2018: 172019: 0100%
Dr. Azar compared with the Louisiana median for ophthalmologists, 2019
- Dr. Azar
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 189vs 1,12083% below
- Part D claims
- 115vs 75685% below
Medians across 274 ophthalmologists in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Azar's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2019
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. Susan Elizabeth Azar's patients have a median age of 7
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Azar's median patient age at 7, with 48% women.
Dr. Azar's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 7
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men52%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Azar wrote 158 Medicare Part D claims for 63 patients. 51% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 115 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $22,749 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 188 claims across 7 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024158
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$22,749
Part D patients63
Dr. Azar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic80 claims51%
- Brand-name78 claims49%
Dr. Azar'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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2019 to 2024
- 2019
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2019: 1882024: 11539%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 7 in 2019.
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
How Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar takes part in Medicare
Dr. Azar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Azar, published from 2017 to 2023. Dr. Azar's most frequent co-authors are Kyle Valentino Acosta, MD, Michael A. Callahan, MD and Chad Michael Caplan, MD.
Papers2
Years published2017 to 2023
Dr. Azar's most frequent co-authors
- Kyle Valentino Acosta, MD1 shared paper
- Michael A. Callahan, MD1 shared paper
- Chad Michael Caplan, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Azar
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar received $7,216 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 90 general payments to Dr. Azar from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Glaukos Corporation paid the most, $2,787.
General payments to Dr. Azar by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Azar by kind, 2016 to 2024
$7.2Kin total
- Food and beverage$3,67951%
- Speaker and faculty fees$2,58936%
- Travel and lodging$87012%
- Entertainment$461%
- Education$320%
Companies that paid Dr. Azar the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar's NPI number?
Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar's NPI number is 1245222439. It was assigned on August 16, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar?
Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar is an ophthalmologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar practice?
Dr. Azar practices at 2400 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119. Dr. Azar's primary practice is New Orleans VA Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, part of Veterans Health Administration. Dmand AI also links Dr. Azar to 6 medical groups and 4 group practices and clinics.
What is Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Azar is (800) 935-8387.
What is Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar's medical license number?
Dr. Azar holds Texas license Q2731, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Azar in Texas, Connecticut and Louisiana.
Which hospitals is Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar affiliated with?
Dr. Azar practices at New Orleans VA Medical Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Azar is also affiliated with Connecticut Children's Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar part of?
Dr. Azar is linked to Ochsner Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Azar to 6 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Azar billed Medicare for 189 services in 2019, and Dr. Azar accepts Medicare assignment.
What services does Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar bill to Medicare?
In 2019, Dr. Azar's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92012), eye exam or test (92014) and eye exam or test (92133).
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What drugs does Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Azar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth and Restasis.
Has Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $7,216 in general payments to Dr. Azar from 24 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Glaukos Corporation.
How long has Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar been practicing?
Dr. Azar graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
Does Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Azar, published from 2017 to 2023.
Who does Dr. Susan Elizabeth Azar publish with?
Dr. Azar's most frequent co-authors are Kyle Valentino Acosta, MD (1 shared paper), Michael A. Callahan, MD (1 shared paper) and Chad Michael Caplan, MD (1 shared paper).
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