Active NPI 1962517284 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Gerald Lavon Farber , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery • Odessa, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

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Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Gerald Farber, MD is a registered Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery practitioner in Odessa, TX. With approximately 38 years of clinical practice since graduating from Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med in 1988, Dr. Farber provides healthcare services at the registered practice location at 8050 E HIGHWAY 191 STE 210.

Dr. Farber is affiliated with Las Cruces Physician Practices, Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

8050 E Highway 191 Ste 210

Odessa, TX 797658615

Telephone 4326402790

Fax 4326404723

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Mch Professional Care Facility NPI 1649391269

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med

Graduation Year

1988

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Odessa, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

38 Yrs +8.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 29.5 Yrs

State Avg: 22.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

2 Specialists

Practicing in Odessa, TX (186 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

62.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Farber (38 Years) 38 Yrs

Odessa Specialty Average (29.5 Years) 29.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	390	102	$9.23	$0.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	167	113	$183.26	$84.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	95	95	$219.57	$104.69
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	85	61	$67.91	$33.69
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	82	44	$124.55	$48.20
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	71	46	$149.37	$49.47
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	57	54	$112.19	$53.26
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	37	28	$71.78	$37.29
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	28	21	$184.25	$87.61
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$327.07	$155.00
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	21	$248.62	$121.50
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	18	16	$118.41	$49.30
29848 Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope	16	16	$1631.08	$465.23

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	252	81	$6.00	$1.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	149	97	$202.00	$84.34
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	107	59	$137.00	$46.22
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	50	50	$299.00	$102.48
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	47	40	$122.00	$54.15
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	40	30	$78.75	$34.66
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	36	26	$100.14	$39.19
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	23	19	$217.00	$88.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$298.00	$122.44
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	17	11	$147.00	$52.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	182	64	$5.39	$1.14
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	172	114	$192.23	$87.35
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	81	46	$130.35	$48.24
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	58	42	$69.21	$35.65
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	48	39	$114.50	$54.58
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	45	26	$84.67	$39.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	44	$285.36	$108.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	23	$284.00	$124.28
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	21	14	$141.29	$55.38
Q4010 Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	19	16	$50.58	$21.06
29075 Application of elbow to finger cast	18	16	$232.78	$82.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	81	58	$186.00	$88.09
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	77	58	$112.00	$54.58
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	52	38	$126.00	$49.06
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	50	24	$5.00	$1.14
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	45	29	$67.42	$36.12
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	40	30	$17.00	$5.71
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	31	31	$191.00	$70.94
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	27	15	$83.56	$38.06
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$275.00	$105.68
J1020 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 20 mg	13	12	$11.00	$3.28
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$274.00	$118.64

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	148	92	$186.00	$73.18
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	92	49	$17.00	$6.02
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	72	42	$126.00	$43.63
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	46	38	$112.00	$44.66
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	44	27	$65.23	$33.88
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	27	15	$90.52	$37.59
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	22	22	$275.00	$105.53
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	20	$274.00	$103.06
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	20	20	$191.00	$74.81
29848 Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope	15	14	$1327.00	$551.13
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	15	11	$135.00	$50.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	104	66	$186.00	$71.56
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	51	$275.00	$103.91
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	44	31	$17.00	$6.12
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	33	25	$74.55	$31.93
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	28	19	$90.64	$34.97
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	17	$274.00	$105.89
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	18	14	$126.00	$42.25
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	15	$112.00	$43.65
29075 Application of elbow to finger cast	15	11	$225.00	$83.89
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	15	11	$139.00	$46.85
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	11	11	$419.00	$160.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	65	44	$108.29	$42.16
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	56	27	$53.82	$7.28
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	44	40	$153.27	$69.29
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	33	26	$112.79	$29.31
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$248.06	$101.73
20551 Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle	20	14	$167.85	$57.38
J1030 Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg	18	15	$15.00	$6.40
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	17	12	$96.47	$32.61
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	17	15	$155.59	$48.34
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	13	11	$121.85	$41.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	119	50	$52.02	$6.71
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	92	65	$109.02	$41.25
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	67	50	$183.28	$69.25
20551 Injection into tendon at attachment to bone or muscle	47	24	$153.00	$47.91
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	47	47	$272.07	$102.53
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	39	39	$219.28	$71.24
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	25	13	$122.56	$40.46
29848 Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope	24	24	$1693.01	$528.46
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	24	17	$158.80	$46.23
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	21	13	$102.50	$33.25
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	13	12	$93.87	$28.96
26055 Incision of tendon covering	13	12	$1396.14	$227.83

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207XS0106X

State License TX P8664

An orthopaedic surgeon trained in the investigation, preservation and restoration by medical, surgical and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

331144101 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Las Cruces Physician Practices, Llc

150 N Roadrunner Pkwy, Las Cruces, NM 880117044

Phone: 5755566440

Secondary Practice Locations

519 N Lincoln Ave

Odessa, TX 797614429

Phone: 4326406446

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

1 Associated Practitioners

Sean Garcia , FNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1831018399

Family Nurse Practitioner

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

11 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active October 19, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 19, 2017

Registered at 8050 E HIGHWAY 191 STE 210, ODESSA, TX 797658615 (Tel: 4326402790)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 19, 2017

Registered at PO BOX 2129, ODESSA, TX 797602129 (Tel: 4326402790)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 19, 2017

Recorded as GERALD FARBER, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 19, 2017

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #P8664 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active May 06, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 06, 2014

Registered at 519 N LINCOLN AVE, ODESSA, TX 797614429 (Tel: 4326406446)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 06, 2014

Registered at PO BOX 2129, ODESSA, TX 797602129 (Tel: 4326406446)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 06, 2014

Recorded as GERALD FARBER, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 06, 2014

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #P8664 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 19, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1962517284

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: August 19, 2006

Last Update: October 19, 2017

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 2129

Odessa, TX 797602129

Phone: 4326402790

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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