NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brian Andrew Farah, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Winston Salem, NC

Brian Andrew Farah, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1174552079, issued on Jul 2, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 34308, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174552079
Name
Brian Andrew Farah
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
34308 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
175 Kimel Park Dr Ste 100, Winston Salem, NC 27103
Phone
(336) 718-3550
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(336) 277-1825
Medicaid ID
8931135 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111221000001); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1990
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 175 Kimel Park Dr Ste 100

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alexander Aasen, LCSWClinical Social Worker1851780605
  2. Lashonda Aycock, LCSWClinical Social Worker1326755943
  3. Allison BaiseMental Health Counselor1942485974
  4. Alice Barclay, LCSWClinical Social Worker1932750833
  5. John Batchelor, LCASAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1558696088
  6. Gayle Bryant, NPNurse Practitioner1801402102

Verify Brian Andrew Farah in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

2,167 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Brian Farah2,167
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Benztropine Mesylate127 claims
  2. Clozapine120 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl106 claims
  4. Olanzapine80 claims
  5. Gabapentin74 claims
  6. Clonazepam69 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: $69,530.66

97 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brian Farah$69,531
  2. Specialty average$4,955

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Forsyth Memorial Hospital IncWinston Salem, NC
  2. Novant Health Medical Group, LLCSalisbury, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brian Andrew Farah among 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina

Brian Andrew Farah, M.D. is one of 1,725 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 744 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,725 psychiatry physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ruth Benca, MD PHDWinston Salem, NC 271031932175940
  2. Surya Challa, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031730162819
  3. Halimena Creque, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031487634507
  4. Palmer Edwards, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031578521787
  5. Nancy Gaby, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031053350587
  6. Karen Green, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031851361729
  7. Ali Jarrahi, M.D.Winston Salem, NC 271031932174786
  8. Beverly Jones, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031801851506

Common questions

What is Brian Andrew Farah, M.D.'s NPI number?

Brian Andrew Farah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174552079, issued on Jul 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brian Andrew Farah, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 175 Kimel Park Dr Ste 100, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. Phone: (336) 718-3550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brian Andrew Farah, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 34308, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brian Andrew Farah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brian Andrew Farah, M.D. had 2,167 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.