Farah Ghous, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Farah Ghous, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1588018337, issued on Apr 19, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 036150231, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farah Ghous
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036150231 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2734 W 87TH St, Chicago, IL 60652
- Phone
- (773) 918-4700
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Farah Ghous in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036150231Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,740 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium112 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate104 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa64 claims
- Losartan Potassium62 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate62 claims
- Metformin Hcl59 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: $92.82
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, 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.
Farah Ghous among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Farah Ghous, D.O. is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 54% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Farah Ghous, D.O.'s NPI number?
Farah Ghous, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588018337, issued on Apr 19, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farah Ghous, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2734 W 87TH St, Chicago, IL, 60652. Phone: (773) 918-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farah Ghous, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036150231, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Farah Ghous, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farah Ghous, D.O. had 1,740 Medicare Part D claims for 279 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.