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Dr. Josefina Farra, MD
NPI1831332204PAC ID8921315078
- Medicare services, 2023
- 18
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 25
- Part D claims, 2024
- 53
- Publications
- 11
- MIPS score, 2024
- 88
- Practice address
- 1475 Nw 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Josefina Farra is a general surgeon in Miami, Florida
Dr. Farra practices at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida, part of University of Miami.
Dr. Farra's NPI, 1831332204, was assigned on April 14, 2009. Dr. Farra graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Farra holds Florida license ME121673.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1831332204NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8921315078
- NPI enumeration date
- April 14, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 43
- Medical school graduation
- 2009
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Josefina Farra practices at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida
Dr. Farra's primary practice is Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, at 1475 Nw 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136.
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center1475 Nw 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Josefina Farra is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Farra's primary practice is Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida, part of University of Miami. The medical group on file is University of Miami Health System.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Farra practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Josefina Farra is one of 1,593 general surgeons in Florida
Surgery is Dr. Farra's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Farra is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Farra is licensed in Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, FloridaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists thyroid surgery among the conditions Dr. Farra treats.
General surgeons near Dr. Farra
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
1,593general surgeons in Florida103general surgeons in Miami8general surgeons at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Josefina Farra billed Medicare for 18 services in 2023
CMS data shows 18 Medicare services from Dr. Farra across 1 procedure code in 2023, for 25 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $428 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 202318
Medicare patients25
Paid by Medicare$428
Procedure codes1
Dr. Farra's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Imaging
- 2022: 222023: 1818%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 132023: 0100%
Dr. Farra compared with the Florida median for general surgeons, 2023
- Dr. Farra
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 18vs 19891% below
- Medicare patients
- 25vs 13381% below
- Part D claims
- 35vs 4319% below
Medians across 1,425 general surgeons in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Farra's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Josefina Farra treated 25 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 25 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Farra in 2024. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.06, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Farra's median patient age at 59, with 79% women.
Medicare patients, 202425
Average age71
Average risk score1.06
Chronic conditions among Dr. Farra's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure72%
- Arthritis56%
- Osteoporosis44%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Farra's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women79%
- Men21%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Josefina Farra wrote 53 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Farra wrote 53 Medicare Part D claims for 28 patients. 64% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 35 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $176 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 34 claims across 2 drugs.
Part D claims, 202453
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$176
Part D patients28
Dr. Farra's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic34 claims64%
- Brand-name19 claims36%
Dr. Farra's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Farra's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids43%23 of 53 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 342024: 353%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Josefina Farra scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Farra for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Farra accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Farra's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 88of 100Final score
- 78.8of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 71of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Josefina Farra has 11 publications on record
Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Farra, published from 2009 to 2021. 2017 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications, Adrenalectomy and Adrenal Gland Neoplasms. Dr. Farra has published most often in J Surg Res. Dr. Farra's most frequent co-authors are John I. Lew, MD, Gustavo Andres Rubio, MD and Zahra Khan.
Papers11
Years published2009 to 2021
Dr. Farra's papers by year, 2009 to 2021
Topics Dr. Farra writes about most
- Postoperative Complications
- Adrenalectomy
- Adrenal Gland Neoplasms
- Graves Disease
- Perioperative Period
- Reoperation
- Thyroidectomy
- Thyroid Neoplasms
Dr. Farra's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Farra
Goiter, NodularGraves DiseaseIncidental Findings
Adrenal Cortex NeoplasmsAdrenalectomyAdrenocortical Carcinoma
AdrenalectomyAdrenal Gland NeoplasmsPerioperative Period
Graves DiseaseInpatientsModels, Statistical
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Josefina Farra received $408 in industry payments from 2016 to 2017
CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Farra from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2017. Entertainment make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Invuity, Inc. paid the most, $360.
General payments to Dr. Farra by program year, 2016 to 2017
General payments to Dr. Farra by kind, 2016 to 2017
$408in total
- Entertainment$36088%
- Food and beverage$4812%
Companies that paid Dr. Farra the most, 2016 to 2017
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Josefina Farra has 6 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 6 awards for Dr. Farra, most recently 2nd place in Clinical Surgery in 2016.
Awards and honors for Dr. Farra
- 2016
- 2nd place in Clinical Surgery
- 3rd place in Clinical Surgery
- 2013
- 1st place in Clinical Surgery
- 2007
- Health Care Heroes Award
- Undated
- ACS Fellow
- Iron Arrow Honor Society
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Josefina Farra graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine
Dr. Farra graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2009. Dr. Farra is a member of AACE, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, ACS and AAS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Josefina Farra accepts plans from 11 insurance carriers
Dr. Farra is in network with 11 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Molina
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- Cigna
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Plan types Dr. Farra accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO7
- HMO5
- Medicare5
- POS5
- EPO3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Josefina Farra's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Josefina Farra's NPI number?
Dr. Josefina Farra's NPI number is 1831332204. It was assigned on April 14, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Josefina Farra?
Dr. Josefina Farra is a general surgeon in Miami, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Josefina Farra practice?
Dr. Farra practices at 1475 Nw 12th Ave, Miami, FL 33136. Dr. Farra's primary practice is Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida, part of University of Miami.
What is Dr. Josefina Farra's medical license number?
Dr. Farra holds Florida license ME121673.
Which hospitals is Dr. Josefina Farra affiliated with?
Dr. Farra practices at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami, Florida.
What medical group is Dr. Josefina Farra part of?
Dr. Farra is linked to University of Miami Health System.
Does Dr. Josefina Farra accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Farra billed Medicare for 18 services in 2023, and Dr. Farra accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Josefina Farra's MIPS score?
Dr. Farra's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Josefina Farra see?
CMS counts 25 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Farra in 2024, with an average age of 71.
Is Dr. Josefina Farra board certified?
Yes. Dr. Farra is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
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What services does Dr. Josefina Farra bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Farra's most billed Medicare services were ultrasound (76536).
Where did Dr. Josefina Farra go to medical school?
Dr. Farra graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine in 2009.
What drugs does Dr. Josefina Farra prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Farra's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levothyroxine Sodium and Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. Josefina Farra received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $408 in general payments to Dr. Farra from 4 companies from 2016 to 2017. The largest total came from Invuity, Inc.
How long has Dr. Josefina Farra been practicing?
Dr. Farra graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.
Does Dr. Josefina Farra do research?
Dmand AI links 11 publications to Dr. Farra, published from 2009 to 2021.
Who does Dr. Josefina Farra publish with?
Dr. Farra's most frequent co-authors are John I. Lew, MD (8 shared papers), Gustavo Andres Rubio, MD (5 shared papers) and Zahra Khan (2 shared papers).
What insurance does Dr. Josefina Farra accept?
Dr. Farra is in network with 11 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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