Samer Farah, MD
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Bronx, NY
Samer Farah, MD is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Bronx, New York, and NPI 1790746220, issued on Apr 2, 2006. Check the license (New York 203138, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samer Farah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
- License number
- 203138 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3250 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY 10461
- Phone
- (718) 823-0820
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 2, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (718) 823-0821
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041117000977); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3250 Westchester Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Monique Aspinall, M.S., CCC-SLP; NEW YSpeech-Language Pathologist1801037429
- Veronica BaburamSchool Counselor1700457439
- Nicole BatistaBehavior Analyst1568042059
- Evelyn Bautista-Miller, L.M.S.W.Case Manager/Care Coordinator1588800775
- Alan Berkower, MD PHDOtolaryngology Physician1871601153
Verify Samer Farah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 203138Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
375 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost199 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol49 claims
- Timolol Maleate25 claims
- Lumigan24 claims
- Xiidra16 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl15 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $926.68
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 1,253 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,667.49 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Samer Farah among 102 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in New York
Samer Farah, MD is one of 102 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in New York. over 99% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · over 99% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 96% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 98 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0107X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in New York
There are 102 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in New York.
All 102 in New York → Every provider in Bronx → Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jonathan Sheindlin, M.D.Bronx, NY 104611598861668
- Dvir Koenigstein, MDBronx, NY 104571194316869
- Niel Squillante, M.D.Bedford, NY 105061790877603
- Peter Coombs, MDHawthorne, NY 105321306137104
- Jennifer NadelmannHawthorne, NY 105321568967099
- Nilesh Raval, MDScarsdale, NY 105831790276780
- Ferhina Ali, MDValhalla, NY 105951245552447
- Josh Glatman, MDStaten Island, NY 103121437317393
Common questions
What is Samer Farah, MD's NPI number?
Samer Farah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790746220, issued on Apr 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samer Farah, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3250 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY, 10461. Phone: (718) 823-0820. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samer Farah, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 203138, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samer Farah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samer Farah, MD had 375 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 620. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samer Farah, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.