Gerald Lavon Farber, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Odessa, TX
Gerald Lavon Farber, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Odessa, Texas, and NPI 1962517284, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license (Texas P8664, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald Lavon Farber
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- P8664 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8050 E Highway 191 Ste 210, Odessa, TX 79765
- Phone
- (432) 640-2790
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (432) 640-4723
- Medicaid ID
- 331144101 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240314000336); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8050 E Highway 191 Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey FreyderOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1174813026
- Sean Garcia, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1831018399
Verify Gerald Lavon Farber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P8664Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
168 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 65 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine26 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Tramadol Hcl17 claims
- Gabapentin15 claims
- Methylprednisolone12 claims
- Ciclopirox11 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: $114.76
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Las Cruces Physician Practices, LLCLas Cruces, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerald Lavon Farber among 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas
Gerald Lavon Farber, M.D. is one of 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas.
All 182 in Texas → Every provider in Odessa → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Babbel, MDOdessa, TX 797611093821357
- Douglas Cromack, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051528047875
- Ahmed Elhessy, MDEl Paso, TX 799051497300057
- Mitchell Harris, M.D.Fort Bliss, TX 799061356721617
- Paul Chubb, D.O.El Paso, TX 799121114121613
- Logan Koehler, MDEl Paso, TX 799201528472495
- Chip MooreAbilene, TX 796061104314111
- Miguel Pirela-Cruz, M.D.El Paso, TX 799361386604767
Common questions
What is Gerald Lavon Farber, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gerald Lavon Farber, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962517284, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald Lavon Farber, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8050 E Highway 191 Ste 210, Odessa, TX, 79765. Phone: (432) 640-2790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald Lavon Farber, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P8664, 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 Gerald Lavon Farber, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald Lavon Farber, M.D. had 168 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.