NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert R. Farquharson, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Gastonia, NC

Robert R. Farquharson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1639287295, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 27174, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1639287295
Name
Robert R. Farquharson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
27174 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2525 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone
(330) 493-4443
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(330) 493-8677
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2525 Court Dr

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

  1. Izabella Abookire, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1619857299
  2. Jeffrey AhlstedtAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1801277355
  3. Joanne Akong, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1235171752
  4. Shailaja Amirishetty, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669760534
  5. Nicole Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1063857860
  6. Sarah Babb, MDHospitalist Physician1871296871

Verify Robert R. Farquharson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

148 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert Farquharson148
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
  2. Azithromycin13 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: $26.13

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Farquharson$26.13
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Robert R. Farquharson among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina

Robert R. Farquharson, MD is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elias Awad, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541871904599
  2. Karen Bentley, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541275670010
  3. Adam Brunfeldt, MDGastonia, NC 280541477789725
  4. Ian Cole, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541003037359
  5. Timothy Corvino, MDGastonia, NC 280541245326156
  6. Diana Cramp, MDGastonia, NC 280541477691715
  7. Renee Fulbright, MDGastonia, NC 280541346389236
  8. Oscar Gomez, MDGastonia, NC 280541841208501

Common questions

What is Robert R. Farquharson, MD's NPI number?

Robert R. Farquharson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639287295, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert R. Farquharson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Court Dr, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (330) 493-4443. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert R. Farquharson, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 27174, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Robert R. Farquharson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert R. Farquharson, MD had 148 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.