Jeffrey Michael Farber, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Des Moines, IA
Jeffrey Michael Farber, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1700847134, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 24606, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffrey Michael Farber
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 24606 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 Laurel St, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 247-8400
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 24, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 248-8888
- Medicaid ID
- 0271650 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100217000133); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 450 Laurel St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Joshua Chizek, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1912697657
- Douglas DimigAthletic Trainer1639611361
Verify Jeffrey Michael Farber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 24606Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Iowa Orthopaedic Center PCDes Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jeffrey Michael Farber among 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Iowa
Jeffrey Michael Farber, M.D. is one of 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 151 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Iowa
There are 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Iowa.
All 257 in Iowa → Every provider in Des Moines → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Ash, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141295796670
- Steven Aviles, MDDes Moines, IA 503141902913676
- Kyle Galles, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141467413781
- Joseph Galles, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141457312837
- Todd Harbach, MDDes Moines, IA 503141407923758
- Timothy Kenney, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141639130081
- Joshua Kimelman, D.O.Des Moines, IA 503141063472942
- Allen Lang, MDDes Moines, IA 503141306831581
Common questions
What is Jeffrey Michael Farber, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jeffrey Michael Farber, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700847134, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffrey Michael Farber, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Laurel St, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 247-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffrey Michael Farber, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 24606, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Jeffrey Michael Farber, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 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.