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2026 NPPES data Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician NPI 1205045184 M.D.
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Faris Araj, M.D.

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician in Dallas, 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 566 in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology 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.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 259 beneficiaries · Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician avg: 2K
MIPS score
74.6/100
▼ 9 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
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What the federal data shows

Faris Araj, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 74.6/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,400 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

74.6/100
MIPS score · -9 vs avg
1K
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥13th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

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.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Faris Araj, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1205045184), first enumerated 05/21/2007.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 1,400 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 74.6/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Faris Araj, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: TMB annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1205045184 · Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-BELOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1205045184
  • ENUM-MID 2007
  • TAX-NARROW 566
  • MIPS-BELOW 74.6/100
  • RX-MID 1,400
  • BOOK-THIN 47 in Texas
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sonia Garg, M.D. · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Faris Araj, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

75 ≥ 13th percentile 13% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). This entry sits in this band. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Above this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured 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.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Faris Araj, M.D. sits

This provider among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician peers

Across the 235 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Faris Araj, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 50% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 7% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.448.873.297.7Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Faris Araj, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Faris Araj, M.D.. 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)

Faris Araj, M.D. 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 Faris Araj, M.D.?

Below national average

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 05/21/2007

NPI 1205045184

Primary specialty

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician

Niche

566 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,400 27% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,916

MIPS final score

74.6/100 8.9 pts vs avg

Mid-tier band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Texas

How Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers

Texas providers
Behavior Technician6%Student in an Organized Heal…5.3%Family Nurse Practitioner4.5%Professional Counselor4.4%Pharmacist4.3%Speech-Language Pathologist3.9%Advanced Heart Failure and T…0%
Largest specialties in Texas (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Faris Araj, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician national average

Below national average
MIPS Final Score
74.6/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%74.6%
MIPS final score (Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician) - 74.6/100 vs national avg 83.5
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).

Practice Address

5201 HARRY HINES BLVD
Dallas, TX 75390
(214) 645-5505

Provider Details

NPI 1205045184
Specialty Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 05/21/2007

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

74.5984
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
56.1252
Quality
59.2027
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Faris Araj, M.D. 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.

University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT Dallas
Frisco, 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).

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 Faris Araj, M.D.. To verify Faris Araj, M.D.'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.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

1,400
Total Claims
$322K
Total Drug Cost
259
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
3,086.767
Total Day Supply
91,398
Generic Drug Cost
$51K
Antibiotic Claims
19

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
66.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
3.55
Gender Split
30% female / 70% male
Age Distribution
<65: 86, 65-74: 113, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Faris Araj, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Entresto
Sacubitril/Valsartan
94
Metoprolol Succinate
 84
Spironolactone
 80
Jardiance
Empagliflozin
63
Carvedilol
 60
Atorvastatin Calcium
 58
Torsemide
 58
Prednisone
 56
Rosuvastatin Calcium
 52
Farxiga
Dapagliflozin Propanediol
47

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician Overview

How Faris Araj, M.D. fits within the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician landscape nationally.

566
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician Providers in US
48
States with Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician
1,916
Avg Claims per Provider

Faris Araj, M.D.'s 1,400 claims are below the specialty average of 1,916.

Nationwide Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Araj, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (74.6 here).

Sonia Garg 74.6 CA Steven Hsu 74.4 MD Thomas Archer 75 OH Alison Bailey 75 GA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Farooq Sheikh Washington, DC Ish Singla Goodyear, AZ Mark Hofmeyer Washington, DC David Majure New York, NY

Nearby Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician Providers in Texas

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Araj.

One of 47 Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.

Ossama Abou Hassan
Temple, TX
Dr. Syed Ahsan
M.D.
Houston, TX
Dr. Amit Alam
M.D.
Dallas, TX
Dr. Tamer Amer
D.O.
San Antonio, TX
Dr. Allen Anderson
MD
San Antonio, TX

Compare Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Faris Araj, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Faris Araj, M.D. specializes in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician and practices in Dallas, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Faris Araj, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Faris Araj, M.D. wrote 1,400 Medicare Part D claims totaling $322K in drug costs for 259 beneficiaries.
What is Faris Araj, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Faris Araj, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 74.6/100 (Quality: 56.1, Cost: 59.2). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Faris Araj, M.D. located? ▼
Faris Araj, M.D. is located at 5201 HARRY HINES BLVD, Dallas, TX, 75390. Phone: (214) 645-5505.
What is Faris Araj, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Faris Araj, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205045184, issued on 05/21/2007.
How many Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 566 Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers across 48 states in the US. The average Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician provider writes 1,916 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Faris Araj, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Faris Araj, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Entresto, Metoprolol Succinate, Spironolactone. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Faris Araj, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Faris Araj, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,400 Part D claims and 259 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Faris Araj, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Faris Araj, M.D.'s NPI is 1205045184 with credentials M.D.. 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 (2024). 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 August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.