Fares Khater, MD
NPI 1992732101ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Whitesburg, KY
Internal Medicine (MD) with Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation, practicing in Whitesburg, Kentucky. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $934,081 for 4,114 claims, against $53,488 paid for services in 2024. Gilead Sciences, Inc. was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $90,798 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees. Lists Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1992732101 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 26, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 4, 2012 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 37623 | KY |
| Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease | 207RI0200X | 37623 | KY |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (KY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 227 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,320 across 52 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $53,488 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,114 · 5,606 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 696 |
| Total drug cost | $934,081 |
| Generic share | 73% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Secondary specialties | Infectious Disease |
Medical group
- Mountain Comprehensive Health CorporationHarlan, KY · 83 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Hazard Arh Regional Medical CenterHazard, KY
- Pikeville Medical CenterPikeville, KY
- Whitesburg Arh HospitalWhitesburg, KY
Other facilities
- Whitesburg Arh HhaHome health agency · Whitesburg, KY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$90,798 · 164 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$86,647 · 128 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | $36,734 | 53 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $31,286 | 66 |
| La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company | $13,073 | 24 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | $8,646 | 17 |
| Orasure Technologies Inc. | $1,000 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$66,793 · 26 payments
- Consulting Fee$10,475 · 5 payments
- Travel and Lodging$10,226 · 55 payments
- Food and Beverage$3,304 · 78 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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