Hamad Issam Farhat, MD
NPI 1861724064ActiveIndividual· Neurological Surgery· Oak Lawn, IL
Neurological Surgery (MD) with Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation and 2 other groups, practicing in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $185,950 for 136 patients in 2024, with only 17 Part D claims. Qapel Medical Inc was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $49,288 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1861724064 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Feb 12, 2010 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 9, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 9, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neurological Surgery Primary | 207T00000X | 036.125674 | IL |
| Neurological Surgery | 207T00000X | 01074833A | IN |
| Neurological Surgery | 207T00000X | 93343 | SC |
| Neurological Surgery | 207T00000X | CDR.0000337 | CO |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | TRN6631 | FL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Neurosurgery (IL); Practitioner - Neurosurgery (SC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 136 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 496 across 66 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $185,950 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 17 · 21 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 14 |
| Total drug cost | $96.68 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2003 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Neurosurgery |
Medical groups
- Advocate Health and Hospitals CorporationChicago, IL · 3,118 clinicians
- Swedishamerican HospitalBelvidere, IL · 389 clinicians
- Tri-County Surgical Specialists LLCCharleston, SC · 31 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical CenterOak Lawn, IL
- Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalDowners Grove, IL
- Advocate Trinity HospitalChicago, IL
- Trident Medical CenterCharleston, SC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$49,288 · 92 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$43,789 · 95 payments from 17 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Qapel Medical Inc | $16,640 | 25 |
| Penumbra, Inc. | $16,549 | 11 |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $10,280 | 16 |
| Arteriocyte Medical Systems, Inc. | $2,521 | 11 |
| Rapid Medical Ltd | $1,200 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$23,173 · 7 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$13,800 · 2 payments
- Food and Beverage$8,062 · 75 payments
- Travel and Lodging$4,253 · 8 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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