Danny Farah, MD
Nephrology Physician · Encino, CA
Danny Farah, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Encino, California, and NPI 1154416808, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (California A72189, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Danny Farah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A72189 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16133 Venutra Blvd, Encino, CA 91436
- Phone
- (818) 986-6009
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 986-2415
- Medicaid ID
- 00A72189 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050322001194); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Danny Farah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72189Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
5,722 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium278 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium219 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium192 claims
- Gabapentin186 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate162 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl116 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 45 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $970.67
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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 2 group practices
- Mvp Nephrology Dialysis PCEncino, CA
- Mvp Nephrology PCSherman Oaks, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Danny Farah among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Danny Farah, MD is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% 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, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Encino → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sina Emami, MDEncino, CA 914361689954513
- Hooman Kashani, DOEncino, CA 914361124117452
- Nima Rabbani, D.O., M.S.Encino, CA 914361619179454
- Mark Romoff, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051578543179
- Hamid Sadeghi, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051184624785
- Sumeet Singh, PA-CVan Nuys, CA 914051972332138
- Balbir Singh, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051114013927
- Irma Harriman, M.D.Panorama City, CA 914021619976784
Common questions
What is Danny Farah, MD's NPI number?
Danny Farah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154416808, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Danny Farah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16133 Venutra Blvd, Encino, CA, 91436. Phone: (818) 986-6009. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Danny Farah, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A72189, 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 Danny Farah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Danny Farah, MD had 5,722 Medicare Part D claims for 317 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Danny Farah, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 45 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.