Waqas Farhat, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · San Leandro, CA
Waqas Farhat, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Leandro, California, and NPI 1528591369, issued on Apr 8, 2017. Check the license (California A169453, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Waqas Farhat
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- A169453 CA
MD471387 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2500 Merced St, San Leandro, CA 94577
- Phone
- (510) 454-1000
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2017
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2024
- Medicaid IDs
- 103075750 PA
CA421858 CA
100727702 PA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200824003026); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Waqas Farhat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A169453Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
78 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 84 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSan Leandro, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Waqas Farhat among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Waqas Farhat, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Waqas Farhat, M.D.'s NPI number?
Waqas Farhat, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528591369, issued on Apr 8, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Waqas Farhat, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 Merced St, San Leandro, CA, 94577. Phone: (510) 454-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Waqas Farhat, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A169453, 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 Waqas Farhat, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Waqas Farhat, M.D. had 78 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Waqas Farhat, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84 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.