NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nouman Farooq, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Zanesville, OH

Nouman Farooq, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Zanesville, Ohio, and NPI 1255597324, issued on Jul 29, 2008. Check the license (Ohio 35.140354, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255597324
Name
Nouman Farooq
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License numbers
35.140354 OH
R2327 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
945 Bethesda Dr Ste 110, Zanesville, OH 43701
Phone
(740) 454-5962
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201009002014); 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 945 Bethesda Dr Ste 110

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

  1. Jignesh Modi, MDInfectious Disease Physician1063556074

Verify Nouman Farooq in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

367 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Nouman Farooq367
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Cefepime Hcl67 claims
  2. Vancomycin Hcl64 claims
  3. Ceftriaxone42 claims
  4. Meropenem26 claims
  5. Daptomycin23 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate23 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $109.38

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nouman Farooq$109.38
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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. Genesis Medical Group, LLCZanesville, OH

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

Nouman Farooq among 350 infectious disease physician records in Ohio

Nouman Farooq, MD is one of 350 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2002 among the 246 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Ohio

There are 350 infectious disease physician records in Ohio.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jignesh Modi, MDZanesville, OH 437011063556074
  2. Mary McNamara, M.D.Toledo, OH 436171881670206
  3. Uri Khazan, MDOregon, OH 436161942280441
  4. Nada Taleb, MDOregon, OH 436161659560290
  5. Haig Donabedian, M.D.Toledo, OH 436141649265158
  6. Joan Duggan, M.D.Toledo, OH 436141891780300
  7. Michael Ellis, M.D.Toledo, OH 436141871564617
  8. Hend Elsaghir, MBCHBToledo, OH 436141891969127

Common questions

What is Nouman Farooq, MD's NPI number?

Nouman Farooq, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255597324, issued on Jul 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nouman Farooq, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 945 Bethesda Dr Ste 110, Zanesville, OH, 43701. Phone: (740) 454-5962. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nouman Farooq, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.140354, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Nouman Farooq, MD had 367 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nouman Farooq, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.

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