Physician

Waqas Azhar

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Waqas Azhar (NPI: 1598172140) practices hospitalist in the Springfield, IL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Sangamon, IL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SIU PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS, INC (NPI: 1558385989; TIN: 36-4143823) and primary practice location at 62702-4901. Azhar is affiliated with the IRCCO (ACO ID: A2619) and HSHS ACO, L.L.C. (ACO ID: A2783), participating under the MSSP model.

Azhar's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 252 traditional Medicare patients, billed 30,776 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $437,450 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99205 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more). Part D data shows 396 prescription claims across 104 beneficiaries totaling $840,500 in drug costs, led by Xtandi (Enzalutamide). 2023 DME data shows 24 claims. Open Payments data shows 5 records totaling $457. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved sharply higher in recent years, from $63,592 to $437,450. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $3,724 to $840,500. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	286	688	$63,592
2018	571	1,468	$122,820
2019	536	1,493	$115,403
2020	436	1,500	$111,045
2021	159	562	$39,092
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	252	30,776	$437,450

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	N/R	29	$3,724
2016	N/R	45	$2,195
2017	59	146	$6,841
2018	128	282	$11,553
2019	143	336	$12,902
2020	151	365	$23,252
2021	94	206	$38,210
2022	34	117	$139,872
2023	34	149	$199,966
2024	104	396	$840,500

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	17	$1,309
2020	N/R	62	$2,274
2021	N/R	43	$2,945
2022	N/R	43	$1,924
2023	N/R	24	$1,498
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99205	New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	30	30	$160
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	117	212	$96
96413	Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less	28	69	$94
99233	Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	31	46	$91
96365	Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less	28	31	$46

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Xtandi	Enzalutamide	24	720	$340,535
Xarelto	Rivaroxaban	16	540	$10,114
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen	Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen	22	466	$485
Ondansetron Hcl	Ondansetron Hcl	16	277	$384
Dexamethasone	Dexamethasone	24	352	$293

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	5	$457	Tempus AI, Inc
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Waqas Azhar?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Waqas Azhar (NPI 1598172140), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Waqas Azhar have ACO affiliation data?

Waqas Azhar is shown with ACO affiliation data for IRCCO (MSSP, ACO ID A2619) and HSHS ACO, L.L.C. (MSSP, ACO ID A2783).

What billing organization is linked to Waqas Azhar?

Waqas Azhar is linked to SIU PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS, INC (billing NPI 1558385989) in the available physician profile data.

Does Waqas Azhar have Open Payments data?

Waqas Azhar has 5 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.