Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell, MD

  • Philadelphia, PA
  • Otolaryngologist
NPI1972587525PAC ID8426019969
Medicare services, 2024
234
Medicare patients, 2024
98
Part D claims, 2019
12
Publications
109
MIPS score, 2024
85
Practice address
3400 Spruce Street, White Bldg 1st Flr, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Primary practice

Good Shepherd Penn Partners - HOPD (3400 Spruce Street, White Bldg 1st Flr)

Long Term Care Hospital · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell is an otolaryngologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dr. Farwell practices at Good Shepherd Penn Partners - HOPD (3400 Spruce Street, White Bldg 1st Flr) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Farwell's NPI, 1972587525, was assigned on December 6, 2005. Dr. Farwell graduated from WashU Medicine in 1994. Dr. Farwell holds Pennsylvania license MD474521.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8426019969
NPI enumeration date
December 6, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1994

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell practices at Good Shepherd Penn Partners - HOPD (3400 Spruce Street, White Bldg 1st Flr) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dr. Farwell's primary practice is Good Shepherd Penn Partners - HOPD (3400 Spruce Street, White Bldg 1st Flr), at 3400 Spruce Street, White Bldg 1st Flr, Philadelphia, PA 19104.

  • Good Shepherd Penn Partners - HOPD (3400 Spruce Street, White Bldg 1st Flr)
    3400 Spruce Street, White Bldg 1st Flr, Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Farwell's primary practice is Good Shepherd Penn Partners - HOPD (3400 Spruce Street, White Bldg 1st Flr) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Farwell is also affiliated with Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. The medical group on file is Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Farwell to 1 more hospital, named with a free account. Dr. Farwell's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Farwell practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Good Shepherd Penn Partners - HOPD (3400 Spruce Street, White Bldg 1st Flr)Available with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell is one of 415 otolaryngologists in Pennsylvania

Otolaryngology is Dr. Farwell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Farwell is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Farwell's licenses on file in 3 states: Pennsylvania, California and Washington.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Otolaryngology, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense MD474521 · 2021 to 2026 · taxonomy 207Y00000X
  • California license2004 to 2023
  • Washington license1997 to 2006

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists larynx and vocal cord disease and thyroid surgery among the conditions Dr. Farwell treats.

Otolaryngologists near Dr. Farwell

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Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell billed Medicare for 234 services in 2024

CMS data shows 234 Medicare services from Dr. Farwell across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 98 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,730 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024234
Medicare patients98
Paid by Medicare$14,730
Procedure codes5

Dr. Farwell's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1622024: 1769%
Surgery
2023: 462024: 5826%

Dr. Farwell compared with the Pennsylvania median for otolaryngologists, 2024

  • Dr. Farwell
  • Pennsylvania median
Medicare services
234vs 76069% below
Medicare patients
98vs 34071% below
Part D claims
12vs 21394% below

Medians across 386 otolaryngologists in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Farwell's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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. Donald Gregory Farwell treated 98 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 98 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Farwell in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 49 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.35, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Farwell's median patient age at 69, with 48% women.

Medicare patients, 202498
Average age74
Average risk score1.35

Dr. Farwell's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Farwell's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4647%
  • Men5253%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Farwell's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure69%
  3. Arthritis36%
  4. Ischemic heart disease31%
  5. Anxiety28%
  6. Cancer28%
  7. Diabetes24%
  8. COPD21%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Farwell's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women48%
  • Men51%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims in 2019

In 2019, Dr. Farwell wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 1 drug, with $98 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 201912
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$98

Dr. Farwell's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2019

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

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Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026

Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Farwell for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Farwell accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Farwell's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 73.6of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 76of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

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

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

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell has 109 publications on record

Dmand AI links 109 papers to Dr. Farwell, published from 2007 to 2024. 2019 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Head and Neck Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell and Mouth Neoplasms. Dr. Farwell has published most often in Head Neck. Dr. Farwell's most frequent co-authors are Allen M. Chen, MD, Arnaud F. Bewley, MD and Quang Cat Luu, MD.

Papers109
Years published2007 to 2024

Dr. Farwell's papers by year, 2015 to 2024

Topics Dr. Farwell writes about most

  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
  • Mouth Neoplasms
  • Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Radiotherapy Dosage
  • Neck Dissection
  • Surgical Flaps

Dr. Farwell's most frequent co-authors

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell received $29,316 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 36 general payments to Dr. Farwell from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Accredited education speaker fees make up the largest share, 38% of the total. Synthes GmbH paid the most, $18,553.

General payments to Dr. Farwell by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Farwell by kind, 2016 to 2025

$29.3Kin total
  • Accredited education speaker fees$10,80338%
  • Travel and lodging$6,00621%
  • Education$4,50016%
  • Consulting fees$4,32015%
  • Other$2,6869%

Companies that paid Dr. Farwell the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Farwell, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Awards and honors for Dr. Farwell

  1. 2012
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell graduated from WashU Medicine

Dr. Farwell graduated from WashU Medicine in 1994. Dr. Farwell is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolWashU Medicine
  2. Board certified in otolaryngologyAmerican Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers

Dr. Farwell is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • United Healthcare
  • Cigna
  • Elevance
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
  • Aspirus Health Plan
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Plan types Dr. Farwell accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. HMO10
  3. Medicare10
  4. POS5
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell's profile data

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Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell's NPI number?

Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell's NPI number is 1972587525. It was assigned on December 6, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell?

Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell is an otolaryngologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).

Where does Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell practice?

Dr. Farwell practices at 3400 Spruce Street, White Bldg 1st Flr, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Dr. Farwell's primary practice is Good Shepherd Penn Partners - HOPD (3400 Spruce Street, White Bldg 1st Flr) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Dr. Farwell to 1 hospital.

What is Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell's medical license number?

Dr. Farwell holds Pennsylvania license MD474521, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Farwell in Pennsylvania (2021 to 2026), California (2004 to 2023) and Washington (1997 to 2006).

Which hospitals is Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell affiliated with?

Dr. Farwell is affiliated with Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dmand AI links Dr. Farwell to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell part of?

Dr. Farwell is linked to Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health.

Does Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Farwell billed Medicare for 234 services in 2024, and Dr. Farwell accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell's MIPS score?

Dr. Farwell's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell see?

CMS counts 98 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Farwell in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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Is Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell board certified?

Yes. Dr. Farwell is board certified in otolaryngology by the American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery.

What services does Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Farwell's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: lungs and airway (31575) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell go to medical school?

Dr. Farwell graduated from WashU Medicine in 1994.

What drugs does Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell prescribe most?

In 2019 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Farwell's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lidocaine HCl Viscous.

Has Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $29,316 in general payments to Dr. Farwell from 4 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Synthes GmbH.

How long has Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell been practicing?

Dr. Farwell graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

Does Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell do research?

Dmand AI links 109 publications to Dr. Farwell, published from 2007 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell publish with?

Dr. Farwell's most frequent co-authors are Allen M. Chen, MD (30 shared papers), Arnaud F. Bewley, MD (24 shared papers) and Quang Cat Luu, MD (21 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Donald Gregory Farwell accept?

Dr. Farwell is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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