Fares Ghanem, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Springfield, IL
Fares Ghanem, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1700494754, issued on Jul 16, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 125.081176, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fares Ghanem
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 125.081176 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 N 1St St Ste D434, Springfield, IL 62702
- Phone
- (217) 545-8000
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 1, 2026
- Fax
- (217) 545-7063
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fares Ghanem 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 125.081176Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
155 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis48 claims
- Clopidogrel20 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
- Furosemide12 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.
Fares Ghanem among 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois
Fares Ghanem, MD is one of 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% 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 90% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207RC0000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Illinois
There are 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois.
All 1,073 in Illinois → Every provider in Springfield → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mukul Bhattarai, MD.Springfield, IL 627021013204262
- Fadel Bofarrag, MD, MPHSpringfield, IL 627021003291279
- Stuart Frank, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021912995754
- Saurabh Jha, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021194979369
- Michael Kim, MDSpringfield, IL 627021033182795
- Michal Kolda, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021104832997
- Abhishek Kulkarni, M.DSpringfield, IL 627021437399391
- Mohamed Labedi, MDSpringfield, IL 627021043537871
Common questions
What is Fares Ghanem, MD's NPI number?
Fares Ghanem, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700494754, issued on Jul 16, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fares Ghanem, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 N 1St St Ste D434, Springfield, IL, 62702. Phone: (217) 545-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fares Ghanem, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 125.081176, 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 Fares Ghanem, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fares Ghanem, MD had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.