Dr. Gerald Lavon Farber, MD

Dr. Farber practices at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, part of Lifepoint Health.

Dr. Farber's NPI, 1962517284, was assigned on August 19, 2006. Dr. Farber graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Farber holds Texas license P8664.

Dr. Farber's primary practice is Memorial Medical Center, at 2450 South Telshor Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88011 in Dona Ana County. The practice phone is (575) 522-8641.

Dr. Farber's primary practice is Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, part of Lifepoint Health. The medical group on file is New Mexico Cardiovascular Associates.

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

Hand surgery is Dr. Farber's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Farber is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Farber's licenses on file in 5 states: Texas, New Mexico, West Virginia, Colorado and Virginia.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, enthesopathy in arms, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint arthropathy and joint cyst among the conditions Dr. Farber treats.

CMS data shows 1,091 Medicare services from Dr. Farber across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 237 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,538 for them.

CMS counts 237 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Farber in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 118 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Farber's median patient age at 61, with 66% women.

In 2024, Dr. Farber wrote 168 Medicare Part D claims for 97 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 113 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,046 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 143 claims across 7 drugs.

Dr. Farber accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 35 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Farber, more than 78% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

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

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Farber. The most frequent topics are Orthopedic Procedures, Forearm and Pronation. Dr. Farber has published most often in J Hand Surg Am. Dr. Farber's most frequent co-authors are Brett Arthur Freedman, MD and David Long-I Lin, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Farber from 9 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $70.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Farber, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Farber graduated from Uniformed Services University, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine in 1988.

Dr. Farber is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.