David Fargason, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
David Fargason, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1831141365, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 023645, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Fargason
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 023645 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 766-7441
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (225) 766-7597
- Medicaid ID
- 1489450 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100806000397); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 7777 Hennessy Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify David Fargason in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 023645Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,995 Medicare Part D claims for 846 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost962 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate257 claims
- Azelastine Hcl186 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol166 claims
- Restasis144 claims
- Lumigan136 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $998.40
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye Medical Center ApmcBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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There are 299 ophthalmology physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is David Fargason, MD's NPI number?
David Fargason, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831141365, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Fargason, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7777 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 766-7441. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Fargason, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 023645, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Fargason, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Fargason, MD had 2,995 Medicare Part D claims for 846 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David Fargason, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.