Azeem Elahi, MD
NPI 1780811091ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease· Gastonia, NC
Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease (MD) with Caromont Medical Group Inc, practicing in Gastonia, North Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $265,234 for 642 claims, against $45,200 paid for services in 2024. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $7,635 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Caromont Regional Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1780811091 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 12, 2009 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 17, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 17, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease Primary | 207RP1001X | 2012-01434 | NC |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 2012-01434 | NC |
| Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | 207RC0200X | 2012-01434 | NC |
| Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine | 207RS0012X | 2012-01434 | NC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Pulmonary Disease (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 232 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 688 across 44 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $45,200 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 642 · 891 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 180 |
| Total drug cost | $265,234 |
| Generic share | 39% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Pulmonary Disease |
| Secondary specialties | Critical Care (Intensivists) |
Medical group
- Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC · 424 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$7,635 · 41 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$1,290 · 29 payments from 15 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $6,019 | 13 |
| Olympus Corporation of the Americas | $767.46 | 10 |
| Olympus America Inc. | $250.84 | 5 |
| Stryker Corporation | $117.59 | 1 |
| Verona Pharma, Inc. | $107.68 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$3,850 · 17 payments
- Education$2,560 · 2 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,225 · 22 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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