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Mark A. Farnie, M.D.

NPI 1578596516ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Houston, TX

Internal Medicine (M.D.) in Houston, Texas, trained at University of Texas Medical School at Houston (class of 1987). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $181,999 for 2,362 claims, against $12,763 paid for services in 2024. Averitas Pharma Inc. reported $41.29 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1578596516
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 9, 2006
Last updated in NPPESDec 28, 2023
Certified by providerDec 28, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine Primary207R00000XH4313TX
Pediatrics208000000XH4313TX

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients78
Services billed187 across 20 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$12,763

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)2,362 · 5,236 30-day fills
Patients227
Total drug cost$181,999
Generic share90% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Texas Medical School at Houston
Graduation year1987
Medicare specialtyInternal Medicine
Secondary specialtiesPediatric Medicine

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$41.29 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Averitas Pharma Inc.$41.291

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$41.29 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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