Farid F. Shafik, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Southington, CT
Farid F. Shafik, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Southington, Connecticut, and NPI 1598778896, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 036594, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farid F. Shafik
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036594 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 318 North Main St, Southington, CT 06489
- Phone
- (860) 621-4412
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2025
- Fax
- (860) 609-6005
- Medicaid ID
- 001365940 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110228000730); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Farid F. Shafik in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 036594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,182 Medicare Part D claims for 608 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate385 claims
- Latanoprost339 claims
- Moxifloxacin323 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine321 claims
- Timolol Maleate172 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth96 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: $20.71
1 payment: 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 one group practice
- Physician Affiliate Group OF New York PCNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Farid F. Shafik among 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut
Farid F. Shafik, MD is one of 336 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2000 among the 212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 66% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut.
All 336 in Connecticut → Every provider in Southington → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronald Bezahler, MDSouthington, CT 064891770518151
- John Redmond, MDWallingford, CT 064921841301280
- Lorenzo Cervantes, M.D.Shelton, CT 064841962615922
- Rafael Chiu, M.D.Shelton, CT 064841437156312
- James Pinke, MDShelton, CT 064841770587123
- John Hornby, MDOld Saybrook, CT 064751881601581
- Joseph Elman, M.D.North Haven, CT 064731952314478
- Bernard Zuckerman, M.D.North Haven, CT 064731144240102
Common questions
What is Farid F. Shafik, MD's NPI number?
Farid F. Shafik, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598778896, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farid F. Shafik, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 318 North Main St, Southington, CT, 06489. Phone: (860) 621-4412. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farid F. Shafik, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 036594, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Farid F. Shafik, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farid F. Shafik, MD had 2,182 Medicare Part D claims for 608 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.