Basem R. Farag, M.D
Family Medicine Physician · Lakewood, CA
Basem R. Farag, M.D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lakewood, California, and NPI 1457441974, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (California C53207, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Basem R. Farag
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- C53207 CA
MA07030500 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3300 E South St Ste 201, Lakewood, CA 90805
- Phone
- (626) 524-4132
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131028001735); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Basem R. Farag in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C53207Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,487 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium106 claims
- Lisinopril69 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate68 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium64 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium58 claims
- Metformin Hcl52 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $312.81
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Basem R. Farag among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Basem R. Farag, M.D is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lakewood
They are 17 of the 1,204 NPPES records with a practice address in Lakewood, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Basem R. Farag, M.D's NPI number?
Basem R. Farag, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457441974, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Basem R. Farag, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3300 E South St Ste 201, Lakewood, CA, 90805. Phone: (626) 524-4132. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Basem R. Farag, M.D's license?
NPPES lists California license number C53207, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Basem R. Farag, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Basem R. Farag, M.D had 1,487 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.