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2026 NPPES data Ophthalmology Physician NPI 1871775650 MD, FACS
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Ophthalmology Physician in Austin, 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 22,090 in Ophthalmology 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
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 342 beneficiaries · Ophthalmology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
52%
generic claims · 48% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
85/100
▲ 2 pts above national avg 83.1 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$18.9K
61 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS reported a CMS MIPS final score of 85/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 1,150 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 85/100
- MIPS score · +2 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 52%
- 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.
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
85 49th percentile higher than 49% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS sits
This provider among ophthalmology physician peers
Across the 9,866 ophthalmology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS writes more Part D claims than 50% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 45% - 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 ophthalmology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS. 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)
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - 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 Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Ophthalmology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,150 19% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
85/100 1.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Ophthalmology Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Ophthalmology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 85/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Ophthalmology Physician) - 85/100 vs national avg 83.1
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).
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Ophthalmology Physician provider holding MD, FACS credentials at 3410 FAR WEST BLVD STE 140, Austin, TX, 78731, with a listed phone of (512) 427-1100. NPI 1871775650 was issued on 12/03/2007.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,150 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 342 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $461K in drug spend, split 48% brand-name and 52% generic by claim count. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 85/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 100, Cost 50), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Ophthalmology Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 22,090 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 1,420 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 | 1871775650 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Ophthalmology Physician |
| Credentials | MD, FACS |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 12/03/2007 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
85.0027
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
100
Quality
50.009
Cost
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS 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.
Eye Clinic OF Austin PLLC
Austin, 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 Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$18.9K
Largest payer
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.
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 Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS. To verify Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS'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 · Above average
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS - brand share 48.0%
Ophthalmology Physician average
48% brand-name claims vs 52% generic, on 1,150 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.
1,150
Total Claims
$461K
Total Drug Cost
342
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,300
- Total Day Supply
- 64,564
- Brand vs Generic
- 48% brand / 52% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $421K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $40K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 35
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.15
- Gender Split
- 65% female / 35% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 14, 65-74: 142, 75-84: 152, 85+: 34
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Latanoprost
Latanoprost
191 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol
Dorzolamide-Timolol
111 claims
- Restasis
Restasis
93 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate
Prednisolone Acetate
90 claims
- Lumigan 67
Lumigan
67 claims
- Moxifloxacin 63
Moxifloxacin
63 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate 53
Brimonidine Tartrate
53 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin… 41
Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth
41 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Latanoprost | 191 |
| Dorzolamide-Timolol Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat | 111 |
| Restasis Cyclosporine | 93 |
| Prednisolone Acetate | 90 |
| Lumigan Bimatoprost | 67 |
| Moxifloxacin Moxifloxacin Hcl | 63 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 53 |
| Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha | 41 |
| Xiidra Lifitegrast | 39 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 36 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Ophthalmology Physician Overview
How Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS fits within the Ophthalmology Physician landscape nationally.
22,090
Ophthalmology Physician Providers in US
56
States with Ophthalmology Physician
1,420
Avg Claims per Provider
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS's 1,150 claims are below the specialty average of 1,420.
Nearby Ophthalmology Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Irshad.
Dr. Justin Aaker
MD
Georgetown, TX
Dr. Asad Abbas
M.D.
Baytown, TX
Dr. Ashkan Abbey
M.D.
Dallas, TX
Dr. Meredith Abbott
MD
Dallas, TX
Dr. Musa Abdelaziz
MD
Southlake, TX
Compare Ophthalmology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS's specialty? ▼
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS specializes in Ophthalmology Physician and practices in Austin, Texas. Credentials: MD, FACS.
How much does Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS wrote 1,150 Medicare Part D claims totaling $461K in drug costs for 342 beneficiaries.
What is Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS's Medicare quality score? ▼
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 85/100 (Quality: 100, Cost: 50). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS located? ▼
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS is located at 3410 FAR WEST BLVD STE 140, Austin, TX, 78731. Phone: (512) 427-1100.
What is Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS's NPI number? ▼
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871775650, issued on 12/03/2007.
Does Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS's prescribing is 48% brand-name and 52% generic drugs by claim count, with $421K in brand drug costs.
How many Ophthalmology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 22,090 Ophthalmology Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Ophthalmology Physician provider writes 1,420 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS's most frequently prescribed drugs include Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol, Restasis. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS accept Medicare? ▼
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,150 Part D claims and 342 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS's credentials? ▼
Farhan Irshad, MD, FACS's NPI is 1871775650 with credentials MD, FACS. 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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