Dr. Ahmer V. Farooq, DO

Dr. Farooq practices at Loyola Medicine Pediatric Mobile Health Unit in Maywood, Illinois.

Dr. Farooq's NPI, 1326201666, was assigned on July 7, 2008. Dr. Farooq holds Illinois license 036122015.

Dr. Farooq's primary practice is Loyola Medicine Pediatric Mobile Health Unit, at 2160 S 1st Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153. The practice phone is (708) 216-3299.

Dr. Farooq's primary practice is Loyola Medicine Pediatric Mobile Health Unit in Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Farooq is also affiliated with Loyola University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Loyola University Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Farooq to 2 more hospitals and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. Farooq's employer is on file too: a clinical lab.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Farooq practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Farooq's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Farooq is licensed in Illinois.

CMS data shows 905 Medicare services from Dr. Farooq across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 510 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $59,396 for them.

CMS counts 510 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Farooq in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 242 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.49, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Farooq's median patient age at 72, with 14% women.

In 2024, Dr. Farooq wrote 2,367 Medicare Part D claims for 536 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,184 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $194,438 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,707 claims across 26 drugs.

Dr. Farooq accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Farooq as offering telehealth. CMS counts 31 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Farooq, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Farooq, published from 2012 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Clinical Competence, Diagnosis, Differential and Information Dissemination. Dr. Farooq has published most often in Urol Pract. Dr. Farooq's most frequent co-authors are Matthew Mark Harkenrider, MD, Abhishek Ashok Solanki, MD and James S. Welsh, MD, MS.

CMS Open Payments shows 114 general payments to Dr. Farooq from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 38% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $8,752.