Umar Farooq, M.D
Nephrology Physician · Hershey, PA
Umar Farooq, M.D is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1972796621, issued on Aug 24, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD437389, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Umar Farooq
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- MD437389 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (800) 243-1455
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1024912050001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100810000663); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Umar Farooq in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD437389Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
701 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol77 claims
- Losartan Potassium56 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Furosemide41 claims
- Potassium Chloride36 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate30 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): 71.8 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: $133.86
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Umar Farooq among 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania
Umar Farooq, M.D is one of 651 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% 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 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2001 among the 468 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Margaret Fitzsimons, MB.BHershey, PA 170331720036445
- Nasrollah Ghahramani, MDHershey, PA 170331538193479
- Amanda Karasinski, MDHershey, PA 170331528486099
- Gurwant Kaur, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331457615122
- Fareeha Khalil, MDHershey, PA 170331295154425
- Ronald Miller, MDHershey, PA 170331083663355
Common questions
What is Umar Farooq, M.D's NPI number?
Umar Farooq, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972796621, issued on Aug 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Umar Farooq, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 University Dr, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (800) 243-1455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Umar Farooq, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD437389, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Umar Farooq, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Umar Farooq, M.D had 701 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Umar Farooq, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.8 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.