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Dr. Nigel M. Azer, MD
NPI1255336178PAC ID5799714770
- Medicare services, 2024
- 17,523
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 780
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,066
- Publications
- 3
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Practice address
- 4320 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA 22304
- Practice phone
- Call (703) 504-3167
- 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. Nigel M. Azer is an orthopedic surgeon in Alexandria, Virginia
Dr. Azer practices at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia, part of Inova Health Care Services.
Dr. Azer's NPI, 1255336178, was assigned on June 16, 2005. Dr. Azer graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Azer holds Virginia license 0101057050.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1255336178NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5799714770
- NPI enumeration date
- June 16, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (703) 504-3167
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 49
- Medical school graduation
- 1996
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nigel M. Azer practices at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia
Dr. Azer's primary practice is Inova Alexandria Hospital, at 4320 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA 22304 in Alexandria City. The practice phone is (703) 504-3167.
- Inova Alexandria Hospital4320 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA 22304 · Alexandria CityPhone(703) 504-3167
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Nigel M. Azer is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Azer's primary practice is Inova Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia, part of Inova Health Care Services. Dr. Azer is also affiliated with Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. The medical group on file is Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Azer to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAnderson Orthopaedic Clinic1 hospitalName with a free account3 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account2 medical groupsNames with a free account
See all 9 affiliations for Dr. AzerSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nigel M. Azer's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Azer practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Inova Alexandria Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nigel M. Azer is one of 498 orthopedic surgeons in Virginia
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Azer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Azer is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Azer's licenses on file in 6 states: Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Florida and Kentucky.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, VirginiaPrimary
- Maryland license
- District of Columbia license
- Massachusetts license
- Florida license
- Kentucky license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, enthesopathy in arms, hip replacement, joint cyst, joint pain and knee arthroscopy among the conditions Dr. Azer treats.
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Azer
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
498orthopedic surgeons in Virginia
5orthopedic surgeons in Alexandria
2orthopedic surgeons at Inova Alexandria HospitalSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Nigel M. Azer billed Medicare for 17,523 services in 2024
CMS data shows 17,523 Medicare services from Dr. Azer across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 780 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $354,563 for them.
Medicare services, 202417,523
Medicare patients780
Paid by Medicare$354,563
Procedure codes16
Dr. Azer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3782024: 14,4123713%
- Imaging
- 2023: 9582024: 1,40046%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9422024: 1,28236%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3222024: 39523%
- Other services
- 2023: 372024: 348%
Where Dr. Azer's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office17,29499%
- In a facility2291%
Dr. Azer compared with the Virginia median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Azer
- Virginia median
- Medicare services
- 17,523vs 1,17015.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 780vs 3702.1 times
- Part D claims
- 1,005vs 1218.3 times
Medians across 475 orthopedic surgeons in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Azer'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. Nigel M. Azer treated 780 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 780 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Azer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 370 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.98, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Azer's median patient age at 70, with 64% women.
Medicare patients, 2024780
Average age75
Average risk score0.98
Also on Medicaid4%
Dr. Azer's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Azer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women51166%
- Men26934%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Azer's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes27%
- Ischemic heart disease23%
- Chronic kidney disease20%
- Anxiety19%
- Mood disorders17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Azer's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women64%
- Men34%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nigel M. Azer wrote 1,066 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Azer wrote 1,066 Medicare Part D claims for 344 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,005 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,969 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 540 claims across 10 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,066
Drugs named by CMS8
Total drug cost$7,969
Part D patients344
Dr. Azer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,063 claims100%
- Brand-name and other3 claims0%
Dr. Azer'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. Azer's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids17%179 of 1,066 claims
- Antibiotics11%120 of 1,066 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: 5402024: 1,00586%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 10 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. Nigel M. Azer 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 Dr. Azer for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Azer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 125 procedures of knee replacement by Dr. Azer, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Dr. Azer ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Knee replacement
- 96th percentile125 procedures
- Hip replacement
- 88th percentile53 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
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. Nigel M. Azer has 3 publications on record
Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Azer. Dr. Azer's most frequent co-author is Tom Minas, MD.
Papers3
Dr. Azer's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Azer
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Nigel M. Azer received $506 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 25 general payments to Dr. Azer from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $96.
General payments to Dr. Azer by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Azer the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Nigel M. Azer has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Azer.
Awards and honors for Dr. Azer
- Undated
- Whos Who
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Nigel M. Azer graduated from UVA School of Medicine
Dr. Azer graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Azer is a member of AAOS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in orthopaedic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Nigel M. Azer accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers
Dr. Azer is in network with 17 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Aetna
- Aspirus Health Plan
- +9 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Azer accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- HMO10
- Medicare9
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Nigel M. Azer'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 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) |
| 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) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| 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. Nigel M. Azer's NPI number?
Dr. Nigel M. Azer's NPI number is 1255336178. It was assigned on June 16, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nigel M. Azer?
Dr. Nigel M. Azer is an orthopedic surgeon in Alexandria, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Nigel M. Azer practice?
Dr. Azer practices at 4320 Seminary Rd, Alexandria, VA 22304. Dr. Azer's primary practice is Inova Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia, part of Inova Health Care Services. Dmand AI also links Dr. Azer to 1 hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Nigel M. Azer's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Azer is (703) 504-3167.
What is Dr. Nigel M. Azer's medical license number?
Dr. Azer holds Virginia license 0101057050, one of the licenses on file in 6 states.
Which states has Dr. Nigel M. Azer been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Azer in Virginia (1998 to 2026), Maryland (1998 to 2026), District of Columbia (2003 to 2016), Massachusetts (2002 to 2014), Florida (2004 to 2013) and Kentucky (2011 to 2013).
Which hospitals is Dr. Nigel M. Azer affiliated with?
Dr. Azer practices at Inova Alexandria Hospital in Alexandria, Virginia. Dr. Azer is also affiliated with Inova Mount Vernon Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Azer to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Nigel M. Azer part of?
Dr. Azer is linked to Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Azer to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Nigel M. Azer accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Azer billed Medicare for 17,523 services in 2024, and Dr. Azer accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Nigel M. Azer's MIPS score?
Dr. Azer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nigel M. Azer see?
CMS counts 780 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Azer in 2024, with an average age of 75.
Is Dr. Nigel M. Azer board certified?
Yes. Dr. Azer is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
What services does Dr. Nigel M. Azer bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Azer's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), office visit, established patient (99213) and diagnostic imaging (73562).
Where did Dr. Nigel M. Azer go to medical school?
Dr. Azer graduated from UVA School of Medicine in 1996.
What drugs does Dr. Nigel M. Azer prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Azer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam, Celecoxib and Amoxicillin.
Has Dr. Nigel M. Azer received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $506 in general payments to Dr. Azer from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Nigel M. Azer been practicing?
Dr. Azer graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.
Does Dr. Nigel M. Azer do research?
Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Azer.
Who does Dr. Nigel M. Azer publish with?
Dr. Azer's most frequent co-authors are Tom Minas, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Nigel M. Azer accept?
Dr. Azer is in network with 17 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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