Samareh Cunningham Azar, MD

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

U9203 Issued in TX

Practice address

2440 E 5TH St
Tyler, TX 75701-3525

Phone

(903) 595-0500

NPI assigned

Mar 25, 2020

Last updated

Sep 4, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other names 1

• Dr. Samareh Stephanie Dadashazar Former name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

Other, 2020

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

East Texas Eye Care Associates PLLCGroup PAC ID 2567454085, 12 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

91.79 of 100Reported as group

Quality

96.27

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

76.36

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: samareha@eyecaretyler.emadirect.md

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• East Texas Eye Care Associates PLLC

  dba Eye Care Associates of East Texas

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Tyler, TX
  • NPI 1427029024
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• East Texas Eye Care Associates PLLC

  dba The Optical Shop

  • Optician
  • Bullard, TX
  • NPI 1548567969
  NPD

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Ophthalmology Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 4, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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