Rachel Epstein Fargason, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Birmingham, AL
Rachel Epstein Fargason, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1477597151, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 15743, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachel Epstein Fargason
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 15743 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 934-4011
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2023
- Medicaid IDs
- 123241 AL
000084054 AL
110066 AL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120319000436); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 619 19TH Street South
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Verify Rachel Epstein Fargason in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 15743Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
503 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam70 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphet Er52 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine36 claims
- Bupropion Xl32 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate32 claims
- Trazodone Hcl28 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Alabama Health Services Foundation, PCBirmingham, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rachel Epstein Fargason among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama
Rachel Epstein Fargason, MD is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 237 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Alabama
There are 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lee Ann Blackmon, MDBirmingham, AL 352331891741567
- Connie Buchanan, MDBirmingham, AL 352331407896012
- Daniel Dahl, MDBirmingham, AL 352331578506788
- Kay Dantzler, MDBirmingham, AL 352331699718387
- Jacqueline Feldman, MDBirmingham, AL 352331770527392
- Carl HouckBirmingham, AL 352331831126994
- Norman HugginsBirmingham, AL 352331285666099
- Rachel JulianBirmingham, AL 352331275560757
Common questions
What is Rachel Epstein Fargason, MD's NPI number?
Rachel Epstein Fargason, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477597151, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachel Epstein Fargason, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-4011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachel Epstein Fargason, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 15743, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rachel Epstein Fargason, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rachel Epstein Fargason, MD had 503 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.