Azhar Zahir
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,396
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 955
- Part D claims, 2024
- 16,515
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 7
- Practice address
- 3865 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011
- Practice phone
- Call (575) 527-2600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Southwest Healthcare Associates
Primary care practice · Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Azhar Zahir is an internist in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Azhar Zahir practices at Southwest Healthcare Associates in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
Azhar Zahir's NPI, 1750465258, was assigned on October 24, 2006. Azhar Zahir holds New Mexico license 96-164.
- NPI
- 1750465258NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2567498264
- NPI enumeration date
- October 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (575) 527-2600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 66
- Medical school graduation
- 1986
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Azhar Zahir practices at Southwest Healthcare Associates in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Azhar Zahir's primary practice is Southwest Healthcare Associates, at 3865 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011. The practice phone is (575) 527-2600.
- Southwest Healthcare Associates3865 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011Phone(575) 527-2600
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Azhar Zahir is affiliated with 12 sites of care and 1 medical group
Azhar Zahir's primary practice is Southwest Healthcare Associates in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Azhar Zahir is also affiliated with Memorial Medical Center. The medical group on file is Southwest Health Care Associates. Dmand AI also links Azhar Zahir to 6 more hospitals and 4 home health agencies, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Azhar Zahir's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Azhar Zahir practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Southwest Healthcare Associates | Available with a free account |
| +11 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Azhar Zahir is one of 734 internists in New Mexico
Internal medicine is Azhar Zahir's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Azhar Zahir is licensed in New Mexico.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, New MexicoPrimary
Internists near Azhar Zahir
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Azhar Zahir billed Medicare for 5,396 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,396 Medicare services from Azhar Zahir across 24 procedure codes in 2024, for 955 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $356,571 for them.
Azhar Zahir's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4,2282024: 4,213No change
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,0092024: 82119%
- Other services
- 2023: 2162024: 15230%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1252024: 11111%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1112024: 9911%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 132024: 0100%
Where Azhar Zahir's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,38763%
- In a facility2,00937%
Azhar Zahir compared with the New Mexico median for internists, 2024
- Azhar Zahir
- New Mexico median
- Medicare services
- 5,396vs 28119.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 955vs 1446.6 times
- Part D claims
- 15,624vs 16296.4 times
Medians across 716 internists in New Mexico with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Azhar Zahir'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
Azhar Zahir treated 955 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 955 Medicare patients who saw Azhar Zahir in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 380 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Azhar Zahir's median patient age at 72, with 50% women.
Azhar Zahir's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Azhar Zahir's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women48451%
- Men47149%
Chronic conditions among Azhar Zahir's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis59%
- Ischemic heart disease39%
- Diabetes33%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Atrial fibrillation21%
- Osteoporosis21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Azhar Zahir's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Azhar Zahir wrote 16,515 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Azhar Zahir wrote 16,515 Medicare Part D claims for 1,038 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 15,624 of them, across 193 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,490,709 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 15,221 claims across 198 drugs.
Azhar Zahir's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic14,086 claims85%
- Brand-name2,302 claims14%
- Other127 claims1%
Azhar Zahir'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 Azhar Zahir's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%94 of 16,515 claims
- Antibiotics2%348 of 16,515 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%79 of 16,515 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: 15,2212024: 15,6243%
Drugs named by CMS: 193 in 2024, 198 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
Azhar Zahir scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Azhar Zahir for performance year 2024, reported individually. CMS lists Azhar Zahir as offering telehealth. CMS counts 11 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Azhar Zahir, more than 58% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Azhar Zahir ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 58th percentile11 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Azhar Zahir received $4,291 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 293 general payments to Azhar Zahir from 37 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $611.
General payments to Azhar Zahir by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Azhar Zahir by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,23399%
- Education$591%
Companies that paid Azhar Zahir 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 Azhar Zahir's NPI number?
Azhar Zahir's NPI number is 1750465258. It was assigned on October 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Azhar Zahir specialize in?
Azhar Zahir is an internist in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Azhar Zahir practice?
Azhar Zahir practices at 3865 E Lohman Ave, Las Cruces, NM 88011. Azhar Zahir's primary practice is Southwest Healthcare Associates in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Dmand AI also links Azhar Zahir to 6 hospitals and 4 home health agencies.
What is Azhar Zahir's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Azhar Zahir is (575) 527-2600.
What is Azhar Zahir's medical license number?
Azhar Zahir holds New Mexico license 96-164.
Which hospitals is Azhar Zahir affiliated with?
Azhar Zahir is affiliated with Memorial Medical Center. Dmand AI links Azhar Zahir to 6 more hospitals.
What medical group is Azhar Zahir part of?
Azhar Zahir is linked to Southwest Health Care Associates.
Does Azhar Zahir accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Azhar Zahir billed Medicare for 5,396 services in 2024.
Does Azhar Zahir offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Azhar Zahir as offering telehealth services.
What is Azhar Zahir's MIPS score?
Azhar Zahir's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Azhar Zahir see?
CMS counts 955 Medicare patients who saw Azhar Zahir in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Azhar Zahir bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Azhar Zahir's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99232) and office visit, established patient (99213).
What drugs does Azhar Zahir prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Azhar Zahir's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium and Amlodipine Besylate.
Has Azhar Zahir received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,291 in general payments to Azhar Zahir from 37 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
How long has Azhar Zahir been practicing?
Azhar Zahir graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.
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