Hisham Abu Farsak
Nephrology Physician · Paducah, KY
Hisham Abu Farsak is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Paducah, Kentucky, and NPI 1346736857, issued on Jul 9, 2018. Check the license (Kentucky 56366, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hisham Abu Farsak
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 56366 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1532 Lone Oak RD Ste 315, Paducah, KY 42003
- Phone
- (270) 538-5880
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2022
- Fax
- (270) 538-5870
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260317000837); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1532 Lone Oak RD Ste 315
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Leanna Hopkins, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558222661
Verify Hisham Abu Farsak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 56366Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,571 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga236 claims
- Furosemide216 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate208 claims
- Carvedilol169 claims
- Losartan Potassium144 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl111 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,367.77
62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Kidney Specialists OF Paducah PLLCParist, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hisham Abu Farsak among 174 nephrology physician records in Kentucky
Hisham Abu Farsak is one of 174 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 146 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 174 nephrology physician records in Kentucky.
All 174 in Kentucky → Every provider in Paducah → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shaukat Ali, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031700956844
- Eric Scowden, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031235208844
- Jonathan Wilkerson, M.D.Paducah, KY 420031235326737
- Elias Pitaras, M.D.Mayfield, KY 420661104096239
- Grant Gallimore, M.D.Murray, KY 420711750672234
- Jacques Youssef, M.D.Murray, KY 420711699963835
- Arrsh Bajaj, M.B.B.SBowling Green, KY 421011659900827
- Ali BaltajiBowling Green, KY 421011912559691
Common questions
What is Hisham Abu Farsak's NPI number?
Hisham Abu Farsak's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346736857, issued on Jul 9, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hisham Abu Farsak located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1532 Lone Oak RD Ste 315, Paducah, KY, 42003. Phone: (270) 538-5880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hisham Abu Farsak's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 56366, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hisham Abu Farsak prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hisham Abu Farsak had 2,571 Medicare Part D claims for 386 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hisham Abu Farsak's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.