Farook W. Taha
Emergency Medicine Physician · Mesquite, TX
Farook W. Taha is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Mesquite, Texas, and NPI 1821354598, issued on Apr 7, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q2072, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farook W. Taha
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- Q2072 TX
270821 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1011 N Galloway Ave, Mesquite, TX 75149
- Phone
- (214) 320-7000
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160719000427); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1011 N Galloway Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Farook W. Taha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q2072Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin17 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Century Integrated Partners, IncWylie, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Farook W. Taha among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Farook W. Taha is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Texas
There are 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
All 4,885 in Texas → Every provider in Mesquite → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Aldridge, MDMesquite, TX 751491417020785
- Madeline Aponte Lopez, MDMesquite, TX 751491356519326
- Elizabeth Ekpo, MDMesquite, TX 751491073000667
- Abu Joseph, DOMesquite, TX 751491033477971
- Kimberly Reagans, M.D.Mesquite, TX 751491114127438
- Andrew Rutherford, MDMesquite, TX 751491003046020
- Joseph Taiwo, M.D.Mesquite, TX 751491174796254
- Kenneth Phillips, DOLancaster, TX 751461629159017
Common questions
What is Farook W. Taha's NPI number?
Farook W. Taha's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821354598, issued on Apr 7, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farook W. Taha located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1011 N Galloway Ave, Mesquite, TX, 75149. Phone: (214) 320-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farook W. Taha's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q2072, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Farook W. Taha prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farook W. Taha had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.