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Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

1149 Vista Park Drive Suite C
Forest, VA 24551

(434) 616-2455

Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Forest, VA specializing in family medicine.

Office Locations

1149 Vista Park Drive Suite C
Forest, VA 24551

(434) 616-2455

(434) 253-1806

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In The News

“Dr. Douglas Farrago said physicians are getting steamrolled by drug companies, insurers and medical malpractice lawyers that he says compose a "medical Axis of Evil."”—"Doctor moves from humor to activism", Portland Press Herald, December 2011

“But for Dr. Douglas Farrago, it meant something.”—"Physician-Provocateur With TV Dreams", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, September 2010

“It was written by Dr. Douglas Farrago, a family physician in Auburn, Me., and was first published in 2002 in his bimonthly publication the Placebo Journal, and subsequently appeared in his book...”—"Gimme an Rx! Cheerleaders Pep Up Drug Sales (Published 2005)", New York Times, November 2005

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest, VA during 2012 were lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	398
lab tests	34
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
X-rays	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest, VA during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	42
diabetes management	13
doctor visit	474
lab tests	106
preventive care	39
thoracic (chest) imaging	19
vaccines	11
X-rays	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	44
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest, VA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	226
diabetes management	99
doctor visit	553
lab tests	456
preventive care	136
thyroid function tests	63

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	35
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2014

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Forest, VA were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

blood draw	134
diabetes management	56
doctor visit	475
lab tests	198
preventive care	87
thoracic (chest) imaging	15
thyroid function tests	63
vaccines	11
X-rays	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2014

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	209
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	58
85 and over	26
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	108

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD From 2012 - 2014

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	4
Dementia	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in Maine.

Licensed In: Maine

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Douglas M. Farrago, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$157 ONGLYZA $35	SYMBICORT $35	CRESTOR $25	$61
Novo Nordisk Inc	$141 Victoza $102	$39
Lilly USA, LLC	$41 TRADJENTA $31	AXIRON $11
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$39 LANTUS $25	APIDRA $13
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$31 Benicar $16	Azor $15
Other	$139 Belviq $30	VIMOVO $24	NAMENDA XR $16	Prolia $14	QNASL $12	Other $42