Joseph S Azzam, MD

Primary specialty

Rheumatology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RR0500X

License

A173245 Issued in CA

Practice address

450 Stanyan St
San Francisco, CA 94117-1019

Phone

(415) 750-5942

NPI assigned

Mar 27, 2018

Last updated

May 4, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

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

Internal MedicineAlso: Rheumatology

Education

Other, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

R.S. Venuturupalli, M.D. IncGroup PAC ID 5991712739, 7 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Hospital, Los Angeles, CA, CCN 050625

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

80.08 of 100Reported as group

Quality

86.07

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

47.53

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jazzam415882@direct.cshs.org

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.

• RS Venuturupalli MD Inc

  • Rheumatology Physician
  • Beverly Hills, CA
  • NPI 1962602375
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Regents of the University of California

  dba UCSF Dept of Medicine General Medicine

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1760552343

  Rheumatology

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• UCSF Medical Group Business Services

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1477624104
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• University of California San Francisco

  dba UCSF Pediatrics Group

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1861578973
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• UCSF Medical Group Business Services

  dba UCSF Orthotic and Prosthetic Center - Gateway Medical Building

  • Health Service Clinic/Center
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1194115246
  NPD
• University of California San Francisco

  dba UCSF Medical Center

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1164512851
  NPD
• University of California San Francisco

  dba UCSF Outpatient Pharmacy at Parnassus

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1659141711
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • NPI 1639172372
  Care Compare affiliation
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Hollywood, CA
  • NPI 1891940326
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "505 PARNASSUS AVE",
            "city": "SAN FRANCISCO",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "941432204",
            "telephone_number": "415-750-5942",
            "fax_number": "415-750-5594"
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        }
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        "enumeration_date": "2018-03-27",
        "last_updated": "2026-05-04",
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• Eugenia Margarita Azucena
• Noreen Sibug Azucena
• Yuriko Azuma
• Jeff Azus, OD
• Amin Nabil Azzam, MD
• Jason Lee Azzi, MD
• Cristina A Azzola, N.D.
• Azzolino Chiropractic Neurology & Integrative Wellness, Inc
• Sergio Franco Azzolino, NP
• B & B Pharmacy

• Rheumatology Physician in San Francisco, CA
• Providers in San Francisco, CA by specialty
• Rheumatology Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.