NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Victor Farah, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Victor Farah, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1396825253, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD454862, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1396825253
Name
Victor Farah
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
MD454862 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone
(412) 359-6550
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(412) 359-6494
Medicaid IDs
1030214730001 PA
200132801 MO
0133347 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150708002563); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 320 E North Ave

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

  1. Sameen AamerStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003548694
  2. Morgan Abbey, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1275327058
  3. Layal AbdelahadPharmacist1669233052
  4. M-Nasan Abdul BakiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1962253625
  5. Meher AbdullahStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1952292062
  6. Oyepeju Abioye, MDInternal Medicine Physician1669201158

Verify Victor Farah in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

1,288 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Victor Farah1,288
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium125 claims
  2. Eliquis100 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate97 claims
  4. Metoprolol Tartrate97 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium80 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate79 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $28,148.10

97 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Victor Farah$28,148
  2. Specialty average$3,820

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. Allegheny ClinicCanonsburg, PA

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

Victor Farah among 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania

Victor Farah, MD is one of 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 85% 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 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2000 among the 1,003 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,476 cardiovascular disease physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dennis Gabos, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121730148362
  2. George Gabriel, DOPittsburgh, PA 152121235139585
  3. Thomas Gay, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121851391734
  4. Rachel Hughes-Doichev, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121912991712
  5. Suad Ismail, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121578546792
  6. Francis Lally, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121396767927
  7. Theodore Levine, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121396746913
  8. Glenn Miller, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121730189630

Common questions

What is Victor Farah, MD's NPI number?

Victor Farah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396825253, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Victor Farah, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-6550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Victor Farah, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD454862, 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 Victor Farah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Victor Farah, MD had 1,288 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Victor Farah, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 of 100. 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.

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