NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Muhammad Saad Farooq, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Joplin, MO

Muhammad Saad Farooq, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1215546676, issued on Jul 30, 2020. Check the license (Missouri 2023026691, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215546676
Name
Muhammad Saad Farooq
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
2023026691 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Mercy Way, Joplin, MO 64804
Phone
(417) 556-2727
Enumerated
Jul 30, 2020
Record last updated
Aug 25, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230818001952); 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 100 Mercy Way

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

  1. Muhannad Abdin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1528859808
  2. Riley AbernathyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679491013
  3. Fayzeh Abu-RumailehPharmacist1952183261
  4. Syed Ahmed, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1245273150
  5. Kevin Alban, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1740554914
  6. Cayden Alexander, RDRegistered Dietitian1417739525

Verify Muhammad Saad Farooq in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

813 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Muhammad Farooq813
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide52 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium38 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
  4. Eliquis31 claims
  5. Prednisone29 claims
  6. Cefdinir28 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: $61.05

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Muhammad Farooq$61.05
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Mercy Clinic Joplin LLCJoplin, MO

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

Muhammad Saad Farooq among 930 hospitalist physician records in Missouri

Muhammad Saad Farooq, MD is one of 930 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 75% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2014 among the 715 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

45 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Joplin

They are 45 of the 2,443 NPPES records with a practice address in Joplin, and 930 hospitalist physician records in Missouri.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Buvat, MDJoplin, MO 648041518012574
  2. Rodney Donham, DOJoplin, MO 648041730155102
  3. Shazia Habib, MDJoplin, MO 648041760414254
  4. Constance Hardy, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041568409829
  5. Dianne Hardy, MDJoplin, MO 648041376765842
  6. Julie Hoffmann Janisch, DOJoplin, MO 648041316900921
  7. William Kessler, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041265421739
  8. Robert McNab, D.O.Joplin, MO 648041225032618

Common questions

What is Muhammad Saad Farooq, MD's NPI number?

Muhammad Saad Farooq, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215546676, issued on Jul 30, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Muhammad Saad Farooq, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Mercy Way, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 556-2727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Muhammad Saad Farooq, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2023026691, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Muhammad Saad Farooq, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Muhammad Saad Farooq, MD had 813 Medicare Part D claims for 299 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.