Joseph Farsakh
Physician Assistant · Santa Cruz, CA
Joseph Farsakh is a physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1720526635, issued on Feb 10, 2017. Check the license (California 54222, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Farsakh
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 54222 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062
- Phone
- (831) 458-5524
- Enumerated
- Feb 10, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170329002499); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Farsakh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 54222Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
272 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole16 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide13 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationSanta Cruez, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Farsakh among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Joseph Farsakh is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 47% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
94 physician assistant records list a practice address in Santa Cruz
They are 94 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Farsakh's NPI number?
Joseph Farsakh's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720526635, issued on Feb 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Farsakh located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2025 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz, CA, 95062. Phone: (831) 458-5524. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Farsakh's license?
NPPES lists California license number 54222, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Farsakh prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Farsakh had 272 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.