Dr. Victor Farah, MD

Dr. Farah practices at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health.

Dr. Farah's NPI, 1396825253, was assigned on October 16, 2006. Dr. Farah holds Pennsylvania license MD454862.

Dr. Farah's primary practice is Allegheny General Hospital, at 320 East North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (412) 359-3131.

Dr. Farah's primary practice is Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health. Dr. Farah is also affiliated with West Penn Hospital. The medical group on file is AHN Primary Care - Family Med Associates at H+W Pavilion Bethel Park. Dmand AI also links Dr. Farah to 3 more hospitals and 1 breast imaging center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Farah practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Farah's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Farah is licensed in Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 599 Medicare services from Dr. Farah across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 431 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $31,170 for them.

CMS counts 431 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Farah in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 213 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.98, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Farah's median patient age at 70, with 42% women.

In 2024, Dr. Farah wrote 1,288 Medicare Part D claims for 165 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,141 of them, across 29 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $205,006 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 973 claims across 24 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Farah for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Farah accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Farah as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 14 papers to Dr. Farah, published from 2012 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Dr. Farah's most frequent co-authors are Robert W. Biederman, MD, Pietro Bajona, MD and Kartikeya Kashyap, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Farah to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Mitral Valve Insufficiency and Heart Valve Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 414 general payments to Dr. Farah from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company paid the most, $68,122.