Buckminster J. Farrow, MD
Surgery Physician · Katy, TX
Buckminster J. Farrow, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Katy, Texas, and NPI 1477658748, issued on Sep 13, 2006. Check the license (Texas M3535, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Buckminster J. Farrow
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- M3535 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 23920 Katy Fwy Ste 410, Katy, TX 77494
- Phone
- (713) 772-1200
- Enumerated
- Sep 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 693-3522
- Medicaid ID
- 2087546 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090504000513); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 2,192 in Texas → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 23920 Katy Fwy Ste 410
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ryan Phillip Alonzo, MDSurgery Physician1871122101
- Joey Bluhm, M.D.Surgery Physician1356534663
- Megan Bowen, D.O.Surgery Physician1518129592
- Rohan Kulangara, MDSurgery Physician1811458664
- Preeti Singh, MDSurgery Physician1760060099
- Lucrecia Sta Ana, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1760633176
Verify Buckminster J. Farrow in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license M3535Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
140 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen66 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine33 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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: $1,227.77
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southwest Surgical Associates LLPKaty, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Buckminster J. Farrow among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Buckminster J. Farrow, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
All 2,192 in Texas → Every provider in Katy → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ryan Phillip Alonzo, MDKaty, TX 774941871122101
- Joey Bluhm, M.D.Katy, TX 774941356534663
- Megan Bowen, D.O.Katy, TX 774941518129592
- Sammy Khoury, MDKaty, TX 774941669459988
- Rohan Kulangara, MDKaty, TX 774941811458664
- Ngan Nguyen, MDKaty, TX 774941750701710
- Preeti Singh, MDKaty, TX 774941760060099
- Stephanie TolbertKaty, TX 774941215685268
Common questions
What is Buckminster J. Farrow, MD's NPI number?
Buckminster J. Farrow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477658748, issued on Sep 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Buckminster J. Farrow, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 23920 Katy Fwy Ste 410, Katy, TX, 77494. Phone: (713) 772-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Buckminster J. Farrow, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number M3535, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Buckminster J. Farrow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Buckminster J. Farrow, MD had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 88 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.