Farah Esther Vega, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Kellogg, ID
Farah Esther Vega, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Kellogg, Idaho, and NPI 1114389665, issued on Mar 23, 2016. Check the license (Idaho M-14866, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farah Esther Vega
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- M-14866 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 25 Jacobs Gulch RD, Kellogg, ID 83837
- Phone
- (208) 784-1221
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2024
- Fax
- (208) 784-0961
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190718003181); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Farah Esther Vega in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
Search for license M-14866Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
318 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 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): 94.9 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).
One hospital affiliation
- Shoshone Medical CenterKellogg, ID · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Farah Esther Vega among 105 hospitalist physician records in Idaho
Farah Esther Vega, MD is one of 105 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 90% 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 75% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 75% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2010 among the 88 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 hospitalist physician record lists a practice address in Kellogg
They are 1 of the 59 NPPES records with a practice address in Kellogg, and 105 hospitalist physician records in Idaho.
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Common questions
What is Farah Esther Vega, MD's NPI number?
Farah Esther Vega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114389665, issued on Mar 23, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farah Esther Vega, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25 Jacobs Gulch RD, Kellogg, ID, 83837. Phone: (208) 784-1221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farah Esther Vega, MD's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number M-14866, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Farah Esther Vega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farah Esther Vega, MD had 318 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Farah Esther Vega, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.9 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.