Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 65
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 67
- Part D claims, 2024
- 181
- MIPS score, 2024
- 92
- Industry payments
- $3,193
- Practice address
- 2440 E 5th St, Tyler, TX 75701-3525
- Practice phone
- Call (903) 595-0500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Eye Care Associates Of East Texas
Eye care practice · Tyler, Texas
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Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar is an ophthalmologist in Tyler, Texas
Dr. Azar practices at Eye Care Associates Of East Texas in Tyler, Texas.
Dr. Azar's NPI, 1255968665, was assigned on March 25, 2020. Dr. Azar graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2020. Dr. Azar holds Texas license U9203.
- NPI
- 1255968665NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8820402670
- NPI enumeration date
- March 25, 2020
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (903) 595-0500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 32
- Medical school graduation
- 2020
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar practices at Eye Care Associates of East Texas in Tyler, Texas
Dr. Azar's primary practice is Eye Care Associates of East Texas, at 2440 E 5th St, Tyler, TX 75701-3525. The practice phone is (903) 595-0500.
- Eye Care Associates of East Texas2440 E 5th St, Tyler, TX 75701-3525Phone(903) 595-0500
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Azar's primary practice is Eye Care Associates Of East Texas in Tyler, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Azar to 1 medical group, named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Azar practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Eye Care Associates Of East Texas | Available with a free account |
| +1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar is one of 1,311 ophthalmologists in Texas
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 2 states: Texas and Ohio.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, TexasPrimary
- Ohio license
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Azar
Counts of ophthalmologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar billed Medicare for 65 services in 2024
CMS data shows 65 Medicare services from Dr. Azar across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 67 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,809 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Azar compared with the Texas median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Azar
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 65vs 1,35395% below
- Medicare patients
- 67vs 49286% below
- Part D claims
- 140vs 61377% below
Medians across 1,290 ophthalmologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Azar'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. Samareh Cunningham Azar treated 67 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 67 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Azar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 35 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.99, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Azar's median patient age at 72, with 62% women.
Dr. Azar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Azar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3451%
- Men3349%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Azar's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis54%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Mood disorders24%
- Depression22%
- Anxiety21%
- Diabetes18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
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 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar wrote 181 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Azar wrote 181 Medicare Part D claims for 58 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 140 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,777 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 607 claims across 11 drugs.
Dr. Azar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic135 claims75%
- Brand-name46 claims25%
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, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 6072024: 14077%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 11 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. Samareh Cunningham Azar scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Azar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Azar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 62 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Azar, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Azar's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 92of 100Final score
- 96.3of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Azar ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 67th percentile62 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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Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar received $3,193 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 52 general payments to Dr. Azar from 15 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,616.
General payments to Dr. Azar by program year, 2021 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Azar by kind, 2021 to 2025
- Food and beverage$3,09397%
- Education$1003%
Companies that paid Dr. Azar the most, 2021 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Dr. Azar graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2020.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar accepts plans from 15 insurance carriers
Dr. Azar is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
- +7 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Azar accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO9
- PPO9
- EPO4
- Medicare4
- POS2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Samareh Cunningham 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 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 DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar's NPI number?
Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar's NPI number is 1255968665. It was assigned on March 25, 2020, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar?
Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar is an ophthalmologist in Tyler, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar practice?
Dr. Azar practices at 2440 E 5th St, Tyler, TX 75701-3525. Dr. Azar's primary practice is Eye Care Associates Of East Texas in Tyler, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Azar to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Azar is (903) 595-0500.
What is Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar's medical license number?
Dr. Azar holds Texas license U9203, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Azar in Texas (2024 to 2027) and Ohio (2020 to 2023).
Does Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Azar billed Medicare for 65 services in 2024, and Dr. Azar accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar's MIPS score?
Dr. Azar's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar see?
CMS counts 67 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Azar in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Azar's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92004), eye exam or test (92014) and eye exam or test (92134).
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Where did Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar go to medical school?
Dr. Azar graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in 2020.
What drugs does Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Azar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Dorzolamide-Timolol, Latanoprost and Prednisolone Acetate.
Has Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,193 in general payments to Dr. Azar from 15 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar been practicing?
Dr. Azar graduated from medical school in 2020, 6 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Samareh Cunningham Azar accept?
Dr. Azar is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Elevance. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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