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Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD

(Elie Azar)

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Specializes in: Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) and Diagnostic Radiology

American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine (1996)

629d Lowther Road Suite 3950
Lewisberry, PA 17339

(717) 932-5200

Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD is a radiologist in Lewisberry, PA specializing in interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (ir/dr) and diagnostic radiology. He graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD is affiliated with Penn State Health.

Office Locations

629d Lowther Road Suite 3950
Lewisberry, PA 17339

(717) 932-5200

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

pelvis X-ray

X-rays

In 2023, Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD had a list price for pelvis X-ray, and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

central line placement

By Affordability:

cervical spine CT scan

spine CT scan

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania, Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD performed more central line placement procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for cervical (neck) spine CT scan, and spine CT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

abdominal paracentesis

aspiration procedures

tunneled central line removal

By Affordability:

brain MRI

central line placement

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania, Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD performed more abdominal paracentesis (abdominal tap), aspiration procedures, and tunneled central line removal procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for brain MRI, central line placement, chest CT scan, CT scan, head/brain CT scan, and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD treated as a radiologist in Lewisberry, PA during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	127
angioplasty	41
aspiration	122
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	99
catheterization	150
CT scan	215
device removal	36
diagnostic procedures	54
dialysis access procedures	33
hip imaging	25
minimally invasive procedures	69
minor procedures	54
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	71
nuclear scan	13
open surgery	13
pelvic imaging	77
pleural drainage	83
spinal procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	279
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13
thoracostomy	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	114
vascular procedures	138
X-rays	325

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD treated as a radiologist in Lewisberry, PA during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, catheterization and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	42
angioplasty	73
aspiration	122
bone marrow tests	24
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	36
catheterization	189
CT scan	88
device removal	55
diagnostic procedures	44
dialysis access procedures	76
minimally invasive procedures	32
minor procedures	20
pelvic imaging	20
pleural drainage	68
thoracic (chest) imaging	197
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	52
vascular procedures	121
X-rays	229

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	421
Female	544

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	832
Black	100
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	318
85 and over	176
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	46
Dementia	19
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD treated as a radiologist in Lewisberry, PA during 2014 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	113
angioplasty	27
aspiration	100
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	117
catheterization	97
CT scan	220
device removal	34
diagnostic procedures	13
dialysis access procedures	27
hip imaging	15
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
musculoskeletal imaging	15
pelvic imaging	46
pleural drainage	61
spinal procedures	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	282
ultrasound (sonogram)	124
vascular procedures	84
X-rays	275

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	514
Female	609

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1002
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	219
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD treated as a radiologist in Lewisberry, PA during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	139
angioplasty	59
aspiration	118
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	88
catheterization	119
CT scan	238
device removal	54
diagnostic procedures	13
dialysis access procedures	67
hip imaging	20
minimally invasive procedures	39
minor procedures	13
musculoskeletal imaging	20
pelvic imaging	105
pleural drainage	61
spinal procedures	19
stent placement (stenting)	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	371
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	92
vascular procedures	153
X-rays	431

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1142
Female	1454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2256
Black	228
Hispanic	48
Asian	24
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	814
From 75 to 84	836
85 and over	518
Less than 65	428

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD treated as a radiologist in Lewisberry, PA during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	85
angioplasty	37
aspiration	81
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	70
catheterization	91
CT scan	175
device removal	38
dialysis access procedures	38
image guided procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	14
pelvic imaging	52
pleural drainage	35
spinal procedures	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	289
ultrasound (sonogram)	69
vascular procedures	74
X-rays	293

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	529
Female	559

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	970
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	347
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	204
Less than 65	201

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	45
Dementia	21
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD treated as a radiologist in Lewisberry, PA during 2017 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	64
aspiration	127
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	65
catheterization	121
CT scan	140
device removal	41
pelvic imaging	42
pleural drainage	55
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	322
ultrasound (sonogram)	30
vascular procedures	19
X-rays	312

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	535
Female	550

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	956
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	196
Less than 65	194

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	20
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD treated as a radiologist in Lewisberry, PA during 2018 were aspiration, catheterization, minimally invasive procedures and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
aspiration	167
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	35
catheterization	134
CT scan	63
device removal	43
diagnostic procedures	53
image guided procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	66
minor procedures	53
pelvic imaging	14
pleural drainage	52
thoracic (chest) imaging	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	452
Female	489

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	809
Black	78
Hispanic	26
Asian	11
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	138
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	19
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD treated as a radiologist in Lewisberry, PA during 2019 were CT scan, aspiration, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	95
aspiration	134
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	111
catheterization	77
CT scan	217
device removal	32
diagnostic procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
pelvic imaging	88
pleural drainage	45
spinal procedures	24
thoracic (chest) imaging	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	39
vascular procedures	15
X-rays	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	592
Female	674

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1102
Black	93
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	440
From 75 to 84	368
85 and over	267
Less than 65	191

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	21
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD treated as a radiologist in Lewisberry, PA during 2020 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	152
aspiration	102
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	190
catheterization	61
CT scan	368
device removal	22
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	37
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nuclear scan	14
pelvic imaging	118
pleural drainage	55
spinal procedures	63
thoracic (chest) imaging	47
ultrasound (sonogram)	50
vascular procedures	16
X-rays	28

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	730
Female	817

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1376
Black	87
Hispanic	21
Asian	22
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	599
From 75 to 84	444
85 and over	301
Less than 65	203

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	22
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD treated as a radiologist in Lewisberry, PA during 2021 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), abdominal imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	158
aspiration	118
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	158
catheterization	53
CT scan	348
device removal	27
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	56
musculoskeletal imaging	16
pelvic imaging	136
pleural drainage	58
spinal procedures	53
thoracic (chest) imaging	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	68
vascular procedures	31
X-rays	31

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	619
Female	698

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1141
Black	92
Hispanic	34
Asian	17
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	506
From 75 to 84	395
85 and over	262
Less than 65	154

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD treated as a radiologist in Lewisberry, PA during 2022 were CT scan, aspiration, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	79
aspiration	118
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	117
catheterization	74
CT scan	224
device removal	38
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
pelvic imaging	64
pleural drainage	57
spinal procedures	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	441
Female	534

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	853
Black	56
Hispanic	19
Asian	14
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	385
From 75 to 84	306
85 and over	174
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD treated as a radiologist in Lewisberry, PA were X-rays, CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging and aspiration.

abdominal imaging	97
angioplasty	47
aspiration	119
bone marrow tests	24
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	98
catheterization	106
CT scan	208
device removal	38
diagnostic procedures	31
dialysis access procedures	48
hip imaging	20
image guided procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	35
minor procedures	27
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	25
musculoskeletal imaging	30
nuclear scan	13
open surgery	13
pelvic imaging	69
pleural drainage	57
spinal procedures	28
stent placement (stenting)	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	174
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13
thoracostomy	13
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	65
vascular procedures	72
X-rays	215

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	543
Female	629

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	89
Asian / Pacific Islander	8
Non-Hispanic White	1027
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	16
Other	21

**Age**
75 to 84	359
85 and over	223
Less than 65	181
65 to 74	409

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	18
Cancer	18

Education & Training

Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 1996. He completed residency at Allegheny General Hospital. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine (1996)

Residency: Allegheny General Hospital (2002)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Penn State Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Elie M. Azar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$1,336 Vascular $446	BPV-Lutonix $197	Oncology $135	VENOVO $129	BPV-Fluency $120	Other $309
Boston Scientific Corporation	$393 Angiojet $128	Metallic Stents $111	EMBOLICS $90	GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION $37	guidewires $14	Other $13
Sirtex Medical Inc	$321 SIR-Spheres microspheres $321
Penumbra, Inc.	$316 Ruby Coil $128	Penumbra Ruby Coil $108	Indigo System $80
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$310 VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Hep $184	ACUSEAL Vascular Graft $126
Other	$1,022 AZUR $168	ENTRE $133	Azur CX Detachable $123	CVI $117	EKOSONIC $115	Other $365

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,655
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$42

Biography

Dr. Elie Azar specializes in interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR) and diagnostic radiology. Before performing his residency at Allegheny General Hospital, Dr. Azar attended American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine for medical school. He is professionally affiliated with Penn State Health.