Joseph L. Farnam, MD
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician · Newport, RI
Joseph L. Farnam, MD is a vascular & interventional radiology physician with a practice address in Newport, Rhode Island, and NPI 1518285584, issued on May 14, 2010. Check the license (Rhode Island 14057, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph L. Farnam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician 2085R0204X
- License number
- 14057 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20 Powel Avenue, Newport, RI 02840
- Phone
- (401) 846-6400
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221219002204); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 20 Powel Avenue
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Heather JacksonPhysical Therapist1386327351
- Kathleen Johnston, PA-CPhysician Assistant1053483222
- Lori Kelley, CNM, MSAdvanced Practice Midwife1588833941
- Martha Moe, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1689827990
Verify Joseph L. Farnam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
Search for license 14057Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular & interventional radiology physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 75 among the 1,444 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $95.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 3,457 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,206.73 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
- Southern New England Radiology IncFall River, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vascular & Interventional Radiology Physician providers in Rhode Island
There are 27 vascular & interventional radiology physician records in Rhode Island.
Other vascular & interventional radiology physician records in Rhode Island
- Sun Ho Ahn, MDWarwick, RI1457322299
- Veral Amin, MDEast Providence, RI1568720662
- Talha Ayaz, MDProvidence, RI1760069322
- Robert Binek, MDWarwick, RI1356348817
- Kevin Cho, MDProvidence, RI1922794882
- Kristopher Daley, M.D.Providence, RI1760642011
- Gregory Dubel, MDProvidence, RI1902896939
- Richard Haas, MDWarwick, RI1376531269
- Jason Iannuccilli, MDWarwick, RI1659599868
- Bryan Jay, MDProvidence, RI1770631368
Common questions
What is Joseph L. Farnam, MD's NPI number?
Joseph L. Farnam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518285584, issued on May 14, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph L. Farnam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20 Powel Avenue, Newport, RI, 02840. Phone: (401) 846-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph L. Farnam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Rhode Island license number 14057, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph L. Farnam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph L. Farnam, MD had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among vascular & interventional radiology physician prescribers was 75. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph L. Farnam, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.