Walid Amin Faraj, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Chico, CA
Walid Amin Faraj, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chico, California, and NPI 1396736245, issued on Oct 31, 2005. Check the license (California 20A8205, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walid Amin Faraj
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20A8205 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 845 W East Ave, Chico, CA 95926
- Phone
- (530) 896-9400
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (530) 896-9407
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040930001052); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Walid Amin Faraj in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A8205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
363 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cromolyn Sodium40 claims
- Np Thyroid34 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims
- Colesevelam Hcl27 claims
- Gabapentin20 claims
- Azithromycin15 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.
Walid Amin Faraj among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Walid Amin Faraj, D.O. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
43 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chico
They are 43 of the 3,684 NPPES records with a practice address in Chico, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Walid Amin Faraj, D.O.'s NPI number?
Walid Amin Faraj, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396736245, issued on Oct 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walid Amin Faraj, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 845 W East Ave, Chico, CA, 95926. Phone: (530) 896-9400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walid Amin Faraj, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A8205, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Walid Amin Faraj, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walid Amin Faraj, D.O. had 363 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.