Umer Farooq, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN
Umer Farooq, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1780612481, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 43746, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Umer Farooq
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 43746 TN
V4664 TX
E-13275 AR
38853 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5959 Park Ave, Memphis, TN 38119
- Phone
- (901) 765-2182
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2026
- Medicaid IDs
- 000751730 TN
64090608 KY - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200914001231); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Umer Farooq in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 43746Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
430 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen89 claims
- Methylprednisolone52 claims
- Methocarbamol49 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro25 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa21 claims
- Omeprazole21 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCWest Memphis, AR
- Texas Medicine Resources, LLPMansfield, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Umer Farooq among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Umer Farooq, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
325 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Memphis
They are 325 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Umer Farooq, MD's NPI number?
Umer Farooq, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780612481, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Umer Farooq, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5959 Park Ave, Memphis, TN, 38119. Phone: (901) 765-2182. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Umer Farooq, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 43746, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Umer Farooq, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Umer Farooq, MD had 430 Medicare Part D claims for 245 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.