NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Waqqar Bin Khan-Farooqi, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Grand Junction, CO

Waqqar Bin Khan-Farooqi, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Grand Junction, Colorado, and NPI 1275516486, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license (Colorado 47920, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275516486
Name
Waqqar Bin Khan-Farooqi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
47920 CO
2005-00070 NC
MD00046367 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
627 25 1/2 RD, Grand Junction, CO 81505
Phone
(970) 242-3535
Enumerated
Nov 22, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 23, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(970) 623-8599
Medicaid ID
68034091 CO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090810000613); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Stanford University School Of Medicine, 2004
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 627 25 1/2 RD

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

  1. Sharon Brown, RNMedical-Surgical Registered Nurse1801969613
  2. Kirk Clifford, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1366478034
  3. Scott Coleman, PT, MPTPhysical Therapist1447683040
  4. Jennifer Decker, ATCAthletic Trainer1972318616
  5. Mary Beth Deering, M.D.Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1659362549
  6. Michael Dohm, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1548252976

Verify Waqqar Bin Khan-Farooqi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

33 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Waqqar Khan-Farooqi33
  2. Specialty average346

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $152.08

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Waqqar Khan-Farooqi$152
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Steadman Clinic Professional LLCVail, CO

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

Waqqar Bin Khan-Farooqi among 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado

Waqqar Bin Khan-Farooqi, MD is one of 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 73% 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, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2007 among the 290 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Colorado

There are 471 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Colorado.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mitchell Copeland, DOGrand Junction, CO 815051427097005
  2. Michael Dohm, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051548252976
  3. David Fisher, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051346232782
  4. Steven Gammon, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051356552657
  5. Steven Heil, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051639161979
  6. Richard Knackendoffel, DOGrand Junction, CO 815051609823202
  7. Philip Locker, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051821593302
  8. David Mayer, MDGrand Junction, CO 815051649263898

Common questions

What is Waqqar Bin Khan-Farooqi, MD's NPI number?

Waqqar Bin Khan-Farooqi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275516486, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Waqqar Bin Khan-Farooqi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 627 25 1/2 RD, Grand Junction, CO, 81505. Phone: (970) 242-3535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Waqqar Bin Khan-Farooqi, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number 47920, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Waqqar Bin Khan-Farooqi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Waqqar Bin Khan-Farooqi, MD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.