Farzana Begum, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Hamden, CT
Farzana Begum, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Hamden, Connecticut, and NPI 1720092190, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 041258, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Farzana Begum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 041258 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 60 Washington Ave, Hamden, CT 06518
- Phone
- (203) 281-2890
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (203) 281-2896
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040203000499); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Farzana Begum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 041258Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
413 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl28 claims
- Risperidone17 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate16 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate13 claims
- Gabapentin13 claims
- Mirtazapine13 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northeast Medical Group IncNew Haven, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Farzana Begum among 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut
Farzana Begum, MD is one of 1,174 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 70% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
20 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Hamden
They are 20 of the 1,410 NPPES records with a practice address in Hamden, and 1,174 psychiatry physician records in Connecticut.
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- Karin Kerfoot, MDHamden, CT 065181881890242
- Mimi Mah, MDHamden, CT 065181831103209
- Lauren Mercer, MDHamden, CT 065181922261874
- Farhad Montazeri-Lemraski, MDHamden, CT 065181306136957
- Daniel Moore, MDHamden, CT 065181568476935
Common questions
What is Farzana Begum, MD's NPI number?
Farzana Begum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720092190, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Farzana Begum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 60 Washington Ave, Hamden, CT, 06518. Phone: (203) 281-2890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Farzana Begum, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 041258, 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 Farzana Begum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Farzana Begum, MD had 413 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Farzana Begum, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.