NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sohail Farshad, DO

Rheumatology Physician · Gibson City, IL

Sohail Farshad, DO is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Gibson City, Illinois, and NPI 1841640968, issued on Jun 20, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 036161542, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1841640968
Name
Sohail Farshad
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
036161542 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4 Doctors Park, Gibson City, IL 60936
Phone
(217) 784-2806
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 24, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220907002635); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2017
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 4 Doctors Park

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

  1. Vicki Angstmann, LCPCProfessional Counselor1548776636
  2. Katie Cafarelli, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1790220309
  3. Skylee Crawford, LCSWClinical Social Worker1720568538
  4. Emily GerberProfessional Counselor1003361700
  5. Ajay Jeetwani, MDPsychiatry Physician1205068053
  6. Abby JohnsonSocial Worker1962996397

Verify Sohail Farshad in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

421 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Sohail Farshad421
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone97 claims
  2. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate85 claims
  3. Allopurinol46 claims
  4. Methotrexate31 claims
  5. Humira(Cf) Pen28 claims
  6. Mycophenolate Mofetil17 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: $143.38

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sohail Farshad$143.38
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

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. Gibson Community Hospital AssociationGibson City, IL

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

Sohail Farshad among 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois

Sohail Farshad, DO is one of 340 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 244 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Manan Dhingra, MDKankakee, IL 609011679099626
  2. Firas Sibai, MDKankakee, IL 609011194987032
  3. Richard Olson, M.D.Cherry Valley, IL 610161235245622
  4. Anwer Rasheed, M.D.Freeport, IL 610321245287218
  5. Rovinder Saini, MDFreeport, IL 610321568436574
  6. Ali Malick, M.D.Galena, IL 610361891707923
  7. Paul Delbusto, M.D.Evergreen Park, IL 608051568567030
  8. Ajay Kumar Buddaraju, MDSterling, IL 610811548247448

Common questions

What is Sohail Farshad, DO's NPI number?

Sohail Farshad, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841640968, issued on Jun 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sohail Farshad, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Doctors Park, Gibson City, IL, 60936. Phone: (217) 784-2806. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sohail Farshad, DO's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036161542, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sohail Farshad, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sohail Farshad, DO had 421 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.