What is Farzana Begum's specialty?

Farzana Begum (NPI 1720092190) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Psychiatry in Hamden, CT.

Where does Farzana Begum practice?

Farzana Begum practices in Hamden, CT, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720092190.

How much does Medicare pay Farzana Begum?

Farzana Begum (NPI 1720092190) received approximately $36K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 61 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720092190

Farzana BegumMD

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PsychiatryHamden, CTI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

170

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

527

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$34K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 380 Psychiatry providers in CT — top quintile (cohort median 177).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

171

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Trazodone Hcl28 claims

Risperidone17 claims

Quetiapine Fumarate16 claims

Mirtazapine13 claims

Gabapentin13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

86.5

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Farzana Begum's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MASONICARE HEALTH CENTER	185	1,001
Mary Cash Physician Assistant · Wallingford, CT	154	1,318
SALABARRIA, JAVIER	84	594
William Farrell Cardiology · Wallingford, CT	66	345
American Medical Response Of Connecticut Incorporated Ambulance Service Provider · New Haven, CT	62	491
BUGLIARI, RICHARD	45	235
MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER	23	135
HARTFORD HEALTHCARE LABORATORIES	18	429
LAWRENCE AND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	17	179
Jay Berkowitz Psychiatry · Fairfield, CT	17	68
Quest Diagnostics Llc Clinical Laboratory · Wallingford, CT	15	101
THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AT NEW BRITAIN GENERAL AND BRADLEY	12	144

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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