NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Psychiatry Physician NPI 1689772907
Verify on CMS → Nuzhat Farooqui
Psychiatry Physician in Gardner, Massachusetts.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 54,383 in Psychiatry Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 250 beneficiaries · Psychiatry Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
0/100
▼ 84 pts below national avg 83.5 · Penalty band
What the federal data shows
Nuzhat Farooqui reported a CMS MIPS final score of 0/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,556 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 0/100
- MIPS score · -83 vs avg
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥0th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Nuzhat Farooqui
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1689772907), first enumerated 09/20/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,556 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 0/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Massachusetts statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Nuzhat Farooqui's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: BORIM annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1689772907 · Psychiatry Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-LOW · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1689772907
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MEGA 54K Psychiatry Physician
- MIPS-LOW 0/100
- RX-MID 1,556
- BOOK-LIGHT 2,637 in Massachusetts
- PHOTO-FINISH Ghada Al-Asadi · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Farooqui · this … 0
Farooqui · this provider
0 MIPS pts
- Alok Banga · hig… 0
Alok Banga
0 MIPS pts
- Ghada Al-Asadi ·… 0
Ghada Al-Asadi
0 MIPS pts
- Gustavo Alva · n… 0
Gustavo Alva
0 MIPS pts
- Dimitri Bacos · … 0
Dimitri Bacos
0 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Nuzhat Farooqui's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
0 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Nuzhat Farooqui sits
This provider among psychiatry physician peers
Across the 4,541 psychiatry physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Nuzhat Farooqui writes more Part D claims than 75% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 0% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one psychiatry physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Nuzhat Farooqui. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Nuzhat Farooqui practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Nuzhat Farooqui?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Psychiatry Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,556 54% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
0/100 83.5 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Massachusetts
How Psychiatry Physician compares to other specialties among Massachusetts providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Nuzhat Farooqui's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Psychiatry Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 0/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1689772907 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Psychiatry Physician |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 09/20/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
0
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
0
Quality
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Nuzhat Farooqui bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital
Gardner, MA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - Massachusetts BORIM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~38K Massachusetts medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Nuzhat Farooqui. To verify Nuzhat Farooqui's current license status, search the BORIM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
80
Total board actions, Massachusetts 2023
Across 78 cases
2.11
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Massachusetts statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
29 cases
BORIM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Massachusetts disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,556
Total Claims
$109K
Total Drug Cost
250
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,633.367
- Total Day Supply
- 42,876
- Generic Drug Cost
- $23K
- Opioid Claims
- 14 (0.9% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 16
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 69.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.86
- Gender Split
- 68% female / 32% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 65, 65-74: 86, 75-84: 73, 85+: 26
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Nuzhat Farooqui prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Lorazepam
Lorazepam
99 claims
- Olanzapine
Olanzapine
96 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate
Quetiapine Fumarate
70 claims
- Mirtazapine
Mirtazapine
64 claims
- Haloperidol
Haloperidol
61 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
60 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
56 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
45 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Lorazepam | 99 |
| Olanzapine | 96 |
| Quetiapine Fumarate | 70 |
| Mirtazapine | 64 |
| Haloperidol | 61 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 60 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 56 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 45 |
| Lisinopril | 40 |
| Clonazepam | 37 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Psychiatry Physician Overview
How Nuzhat Farooqui fits within the Psychiatry Physician landscape nationally.
54,383
Psychiatry Physician Providers in US
56
States with Psychiatry Physician
1,010
Avg Claims per Provider
Nuzhat Farooqui's 1,556 claims are above the specialty average of 1,010.
Nationwide Psychiatry Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Farooqui, both outside Massachusetts so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (0 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Psychiatry Physician Providers in Massachusetts
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Massachusetts, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Farooqui.
One of 2,637 Psychiatry Physician providers enrolled in Massachusetts, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Karen Abdool
M.D., PH.D
Lynn, MA
Dr. Harmony Abejuela
M.D.
Quincy, MA
Marielle Abell
PA
Amherst, MA
Dr. Steven Ablon
MD
Boston, MA
Dr. Keith Ablow
M.D.
Newbury, MA
Compare Psychiatry Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nuzhat Farooqui's specialty? ▼
Nuzhat Farooqui specializes in Psychiatry Physician and practices in Gardner, Massachusetts.
How much does Nuzhat Farooqui prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Nuzhat Farooqui wrote 1,556 Medicare Part D claims totaling $109K in drug costs for 250 beneficiaries.
What is Nuzhat Farooqui's Medicare quality score? ▼
Nuzhat Farooqui has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 0/100 (Quality: 0). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Nuzhat Farooqui located? ▼
Nuzhat Farooqui is located at 242 GREEN ST, Gardner, MA, 01440. Phone: (978) 632-3420.
What is Nuzhat Farooqui's NPI number? ▼
Nuzhat Farooqui's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689772907, issued on 09/20/2006.
Does Nuzhat Farooqui prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Nuzhat Farooqui had 14 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.9%.
How many Psychiatry Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 54,383 Psychiatry Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Psychiatry Physician provider writes 1,010 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Nuzhat Farooqui prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nuzhat Farooqui's most frequently prescribed drugs include Lorazepam, Olanzapine, Quetiapine Fumarate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Nuzhat Farooqui accept Medicare? ▼
Nuzhat Farooqui appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,556 Part D claims and 250 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Nuzhat Farooqui's credentials? ▼
Nuzhat Farooqui's NPI is 1689772907. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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