Joseph B. Fares, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Phoenix, AZ
Joseph B. Fares, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1376523902, issued on Jan 19, 2006. Check the license on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph B. Fares
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 25MA06825900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18404 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85032
- Phone
- (623) 580-5390
- Enumerated
- Jan 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (623) 580-5397
- Medicaid ID
- 100919 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060613000166); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph B. Fares in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
2,496 Medicare Part D claims for 794 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium752 claims
- Gavilyte-G197 claims
- Famotidine160 claims
- Omeprazole148 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl112 claims
- Sucralfate111 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: $399.59
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Honorhealth AmbulatoryPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph B. Fares among 403 gastroenterology physician records in Arizona
Joseph B. Fares, MD is one of 403 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Arizona
There are 403 gastroenterology physician records in Arizona.
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- Shreya Amin, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850271336683473
- Ricardo Borsatto, M.D.Phoenix, AZ 850371669679171
- Krishdeep Chadha, MDPhoenix, AZ 850371619147915
- Rukiya Chavers, FNP CPhoenix, AZ 850371043313646
Common questions
What is Joseph B. Fares, MD's NPI number?
Joseph B. Fares, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376523902, issued on Jan 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph B. Fares, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18404 N Tatum Blvd, Phoenix, AZ, 85032. Phone: (623) 580-5390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph B. Fares, MD's license?
Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph B. Fares, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph B. Fares, MD had 2,496 Medicare Part D claims for 794 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.