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2026 NPPES data Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician NPI 1447403563 MD
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Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician in Sunnyvale, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 131 in Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 468 beneficiaries · Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
89%
generic claims · 10% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
75.3/100
▼ 8 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$838.38
29 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Farah Masood, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 75.3/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 2,959 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 75.3/100
- MIPS score · -8 vs avg
- 3K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 89%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Farah Masood, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
75 ≥ 15th percentile 15% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Farah Masood, MD sits
This provider among obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician peers
Across the 20 obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Farah Masood, MD writes more Part D claims than 85% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 10% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 19; the gold marker is Farah Masood, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Farah Masood, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 3 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Farah Masood, MD?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
2,959 143% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75.3/100 8.2 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Farah Masood, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 75.3/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician) - 75.3/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Farah Masood, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as an Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 3615 N BELT LINE RD STE 300, Sunnyvale, TX, 75182, with a listed phone of (972) 682-7500. NPI 1447403563 was issued on 11/03/2008.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 2,959 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 468 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $260K in drug spend, split 10% brand-name and 89% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 7.1%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 75.3/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 68.1, Cost 49.5), compared with the 83.5 average among clinicians with a measured score.
Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 131 enrolled providers across 35 states and an average of 1,219 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1447403563 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 11/03/2008 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75.2752
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
68.0792
Quality
49.5048
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Farah Masood, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
According to CMS billing records, Farah Masood, MD is affiliated with 3 Medicare-billing facilities.
Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Texas - Burnet PLLC
Denison, TX
Medical Group OF North Texas, PA
Sunnyvale, TX
Texas Health Physicians Group
Dallas, TX
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Farah Masood, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$838
Largest payer
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Farah Masood, MD. To verify Farah Masood, MD's current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Farah Masood, MD - brand share 10.0%
Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician average
10% brand-name claims vs 89% generic, on 2,959 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
2,959
Total Claims
$260K
Total Drug Cost
468
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 4,954
- Total Day Supply
- 134,763
- Brand vs Generic
- 10% brand / 89% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $188K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $69K
- Opioid Claims
- 209 (7.1% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 319
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.55
- Gender Split
- 64% female / 36% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 79, 65-74: 200, 75-84: 142, 85+: 47
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Farah Masood, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Hydrocodone-Acetam…
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
125 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
113 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
104 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
88 claims
- Furosemide
Furosemide
86 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
81 claims
- Cephalexin
Cephalexin
75 claims
- Tramadol Hcl
Tramadol Hcl
74 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 125 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 113 |
| Gabapentin | 104 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 88 |
| Furosemide | 86 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 81 |
| Cephalexin | 75 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 74 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 69 |
| Carvedilol | 67 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician Overview
How Farah Masood, MD fits within the Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
131
Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician Providers in US
35
States with Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician
1,219
Avg Claims per Provider
Farah Masood, MD's 2,959 claims are above the specialty average of 1,219.
Nearby Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Masood.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Farah Masood, MD's specialty? ▼
Farah Masood, MD specializes in Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician and practices in Sunnyvale, Texas. Credentials: MD.
How much does Farah Masood, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Farah Masood, MD wrote 2,959 Medicare Part D claims totaling $260K in drug costs for 468 beneficiaries.
What is Farah Masood, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Farah Masood, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75.3/100 (Quality: 68.1, Cost: 49.5). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Farah Masood, MD located? ▼
Farah Masood, MD is located at 3615 N BELT LINE RD STE 300, Sunnyvale, TX, 75182. Phone: (972) 682-7500.
What is Farah Masood, MD's NPI number? ▼
Farah Masood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447403563, issued on 11/03/2008.
Does Farah Masood, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Farah Masood, MD's prescribing is 10% brand-name and 89% generic drugs by claim count, with $188K in brand drug costs.
Does Farah Masood, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Farah Masood, MD had 209 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 7.1%.
How many Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 131 Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers across 35 states in the US. The average Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,219 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Farah Masood, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Farah Masood, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Atorvastatin Calcium, Gabapentin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Farah Masood, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Farah Masood, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 2,959 Part D claims and 468 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Farah Masood, MD's credentials? ▼
Farah Masood, MD's NPI is 1447403563 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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