Gary Ross Farris, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Decatur, AL
Gary Ross Farris, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1720498074, issued on May 7, 2014. Check the license (Alabama 34733, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Ross Farris
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 34733 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1107 14TH Ave SE Ste 100, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 351-0688
- Enumerated
- May 7, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200609003112); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1107 14TH Ave SE Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sampath Singireddy, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1922414440
- David Smull, DOAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1386603934
Verify Gary Ross Farris in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34733Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
8,362 Medicare Part D claims for 1,008 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis971 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate728 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium583 claims
- Spironolactone546 claims
- Entresto432 claims
- Carvedilol363 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): 84.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,232.95
76 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- HH Heart Center, LLCDecatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Ross Farris among 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama
Gary Ross Farris, M.D. is one of 311 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 84% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 1995 among the 221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 311 cardiovascular disease physician records in Alabama.
All 311 in Alabama → Every provider in Decatur → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Johnson, MDDecatur, AL 356011801008776
- Sampath Singireddy, MDDecatur, AL 356011922414440
- Luis Villanueva, MDDecatur, AL 356011538148531
- Ashish Basu, M.D.Decatur, AL 356031407826233
- Arthur Mays, MDAthens, AL 356111134286636
- Shivani Priyadarshni, MDAthens, AL 356111396240255
- Crystal Walker, M.D.Athens, AL 356111508074105
- Hisham Ba'Albaki, MDFlorence, AL 356301518029354
Common questions
What is Gary Ross Farris, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gary Ross Farris, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720498074, issued on May 7, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Ross Farris, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1107 14TH Ave SE Ste 100, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 351-0688. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Ross Farris, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 34733, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary Ross Farris, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Ross Farris, M.D. had 8,362 Medicare Part D claims for 1,008 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gary Ross Farris, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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.