NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mathew Farbman

Rheumatology Physician · Fort Lauderdale, FL

Mathew Farbman is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and NPI 1124459086, issued on Dec 3, 2013. Check the license (Florida OS13515, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1124459086
Name
Mathew Farbman
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
OS13515 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4725 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308
Phone
(954) 771-8000
Enumerated
Dec 3, 2013
Record last updated
Jul 28, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160811002426); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 4725 N Federal Hwy

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

  1. Georges AboukasmStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689514416
  2. Felipe Albuquerque, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1851605661
  3. Valentina AmayaOccupational Therapist1467380139
  4. Chisom AnyanwokeInternal Medicine Physician1700400439
  5. Abul Ariza Manzano, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1871395525
  6. Deniz Atalayer, MD, PHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942001201

Verify Mathew Farbman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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  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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53% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

3,035 Medicare Part D claims for 561 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 78 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mathew Farbman3,035
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Methotrexate320 claims
  2. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate311 claims
  3. Prednisone279 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl231 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone188 claims
  6. Alendronate Sodium152 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: $61,503.00

429 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mathew Farbman$61,503
  2. Specialty average$8,538

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. Holy Cross Hospital IncFt Lauderdale, FL

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

Mathew Farbman among 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida

Mathew Farbman is one of 494 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2013, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 362 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in Florida

There are 494 rheumatology physician records in Florida.

All 494 in Florida → Every provider in Fort Lauderdale → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Glick, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333081538263884
  2. Michael Gordon, MDFt Lauderdale, FL 333081316932528
  3. Anita Laloo, MBBS MPHFort Lauderdale, FL 333081427316413
  4. Trumane Ropos, DOFort Lauderdale, FL 333081548243140
  5. Amarie Negron-RodriguezFort Lauderdale, FL 333091326240565
  6. Christopher Kinter, MDFort Lauderdale, FL 333161245799436
  7. Steven Feldman, MDTamarac, FL 333191841266905
  8. Alan Alberts, MDTamarac, FL 333211487643672

Common questions

What is Mathew Farbman's NPI number?

Mathew Farbman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124459086, issued on Dec 3, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mathew Farbman located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4725 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33308. Phone: (954) 771-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mathew Farbman's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number OS13515, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mathew Farbman prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mathew Farbman had 3,035 Medicare Part D claims for 561 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.