Farah Jabeen Shareef, MD, PHD
Ophthalmology Physician · San Francisco, CA
Farah Jabeen Shareef, MD, PHD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1861021388, issued on Apr 6, 2020. Check the license (California A196723, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farah Jabeen Shareef
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- A196723 CA
125.077216 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 490 Illinois St FL 5, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 353-4433
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240627001710); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Farah Jabeen Shareef in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A196723Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
197 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost36 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate30 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim22 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine19 claims
- Timolol Maleate17 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate16 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: $1,895.01
20 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 2 group practices
- Ucsf Medical Group Business ServicesSan Francisco, CA
- University OF California Sfgh Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Farah Jabeen Shareef among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Farah Jabeen Shareef, MD, PHD is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California 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 Jabeen Shareef, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Farah Jabeen Shareef, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861021388, issued on Apr 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farah Jabeen Shareef, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 490 Illinois St FL 5, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 353-4433. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farah Jabeen Shareef, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A196723, 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 Farah Jabeen Shareef, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farah Jabeen Shareef, MD, PHD had 197 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.