Tahir Farooq, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Mercerville, NJ
Tahir Farooq, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Mercerville, New Jersey, and NPI 1376759100, issued on May 16, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA08239100, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tahir Farooq
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 25MA08239100 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1245 Whitehorse Mercerville RD, Mercerville, NJ 08619
- Phone
- (609) 581-2000
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (609) 581-5450
- Medicaid ID
- 0138878 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070831000415); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 375 in New Jersey → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1245 Whitehorse Mercerville RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kevin KoobPhysical Therapist1417005190
- Suja Mathai, M.DInfectious Disease Physician1356518187
- Anamika Patel, MDInfectious Disease Physician1700892494
- Richard Porwancher, MDInfectious Disease Physician1841206521
Verify Tahir Farooq in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA08239100Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
648 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate49 claims
- Biktarvy46 claims
- Levofloxacin37 claims
- Daptomycin34 claims
- Juluca33 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass27 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $376.08
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- ID Care LLCHamilton, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tahir Farooq among 375 infectious disease physician records in New Jersey
Tahir Farooq, M.D. is one of 375 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2000 among the 285 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 infectious disease physician records list a practice address in Mercerville
They are 4 of the 133 NPPES records with a practice address in Mercerville, and 375 infectious disease physician records in New Jersey.
All 375 in New Jersey → Every provider in Mercerville → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Suja Mathai, M.DMercerville, NJ 086191356518187
- Anamika Patel, MDMercerville, NJ 086191700892494
- Richard Porwancher, MDMercerville, NJ 086191841206521
- Rabia Soomro, M.D.Trenton, NJ 086181356712905
- Dennis Cleri, MD,FACP, FAAM, FIDSATrenton, NJ 086291487760070
- Rajashree Anandakrishnan, MDTrenton, NJ 086381861562688
- Kathleen Gekowski, MDEwing, NJ 086381942295761
- Noha Ghusson, M.D.Trenton, NJ 086381902225683
Common questions
What is Tahir Farooq, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tahir Farooq, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376759100, issued on May 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tahir Farooq, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1245 Whitehorse Mercerville RD, Mercerville, NJ, 08619. Phone: (609) 581-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tahir Farooq, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA08239100, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tahir Farooq, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tahir Farooq, M.D. had 648 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tahir Farooq, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.