NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Marena Fares

Physician Assistant · Lancaster, PA

Marena Fares is a physician assistant with a practice address in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1497264691, issued on Sep 20, 2017. Check the license with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497264691
Name
Marena Fares
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
Practice location
203 N Lime St, Lancaster, PA 17602
Phone
(717) 392-6267
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2017
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190306001350); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 203 N Lime St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. William Groff, D.O.Dermatology Physician1194753947
  2. George Groleau, M.D.Dermatology Physician1285678664
  3. Patricia Groleau, M.D.Dermatology Physician1982970893
  4. Richard Herschaft, M.D.Dermatology Physician1376512053
  5. Kara Kreider, PA-CPhysician Assistant1720679327
  6. John Legere, D.O.Dermatology Physician1013951276

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this professionCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,165 Medicare Part D claims for 535 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Marena Fares1,165
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Triamcinolone Acetonide261 claims
  2. Ketoconazole229 claims
  3. Metronidazole78 claims
  4. Fluocinonide65 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate60 claims
  6. Betamethasone Dipropionate57 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): 99.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%99.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $2,463.90

94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Marena Fares$2,463.90
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Dermatology Physicians IncLancaster, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

166 physician assistant records list a practice address in Lancaster

They are 166 of the 5,378 NPPES records with a practice address in Lancaster, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

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  4. Marianne Abdalah, PASewickley, PA1346088473
  5. Donia Abdalla, MMSC, PA-CHarrisburg, PA1164376851
  6. Raneem Abdelaziz, PA-CQuakertown, PA1003764713
  7. Safiyya Abdul-Ghani, PAOaks, PA1689904161
  8. Lauren Abdul-Malak, PAAbington, PA1083196117
  9. Katherine Abel, PA-CSteelton, PA1972944437
  10. Mark Abel, PA-CSouth Abington Township, PA1710131610

Common questions

What is Marena Fares's NPI number?

Marena Fares's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497264691, issued on Sep 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Marena Fares located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 203 N Lime St, Lancaster, PA, 17602. Phone: (717) 392-6267. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Marena Fares's license?

Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Marena Fares prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Marena Fares had 1,165 Medicare Part D claims for 535 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Marena Fares's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.9 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.