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Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD

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Specializes in: Geriatric Psychiatry

Tehran University of Medical Sciences (1979)

2895 Hamilton Boulevard Suite 104
Allentown, PA 18104

(610) 435-8986

Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD is a geriatric psychiatrist in Allentown, PA specializing in geriatric psychiatry. He graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD is affiliated with St. Luke's University Health Network and ST LUKES PHYSICIAN GROUP INC.

Office Locations

2895 Hamilton Boulevard Suite 104
Allentown, PA 18104

(610) 435-8986

(610) 435-8307

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In The News

“The kiln is at Devonshire and Keystone roads, on the property of Dr. Farhad Sholevar, a local psychiatrist.”—"Salisbury historians hope to save limekiln ** Society asks township to help move stones for reconstruction.", The Morning Call, March 2006

“Every couple of years, I phone Dr. Farhad Sholevar, an Allentown psychiatrist, to get his always-interesting take on a particular subject.”—"Cat's not in the bag for this shopper ** Quest for one of the season's hot toys comes up empty.", The Morning Call, November 2002

“The reactions from both Gore supporters were normal, said Dr. Farhad Sholevar, a psychiatrist who directs the older adult unit at Sacred Heart Hospital.”—"Emotions put to test in Bush win, Gore loss** The long contest ends in depression for some. For others, it's dizziness.", The Morning Call, December 2000

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Allentown, PA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and medication management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation	65
doctor visit	134
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	82
hospital care	3173
inpatient care	3173
medication management	597
nursing home care	1129

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Allentown, PA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	653
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	82
hospital care	3238
inpatient care	3238
mental health therapy	263
nursing home care	1258

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	366
Female	736

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	999
Black	29
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	380
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	65
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Allentown, PA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	713
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	81
hospital care	2965
inpatient care	2965
mental health therapy	99
nursing home care	1247

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	366
Female	687

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	959
Black	29
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	311
85 and over	337
Less than 65	161

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	61
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Allentown, PA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	721
hospital care	1995
inpatient care	1995
mental health therapy	95
nursing home care	611

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	638
Female	1232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1694
Black	46
Hispanic	108
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	506
From 75 to 84	494
85 and over	538
Less than 65	332

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Dementia	56
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Allentown, PA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	981
hospital care	1803
inpatient care	1803
mental health therapy	99
nursing home care	527

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	479

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	677
Black	29
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	156
Less than 65	159

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	48
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Allentown, PA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	961
hospital care	1480
inpatient care	1480
mental health therapy	117
nursing home care	293

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	468

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	613
Black	27
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	118
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	46
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Allentown, PA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	697
hospital care	1425
inpatient care	1425
mental health therapy	24
nursing home care	1185

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	591

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	770
Black	25
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	200
Less than 65	166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	53
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Allentown, PA during 2019 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	935
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	60
hospital care	1076
inpatient care	1076
mental health therapy	12
nursing home care	1293

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	565

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	722
Black	27
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	193
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	36
Dementia	53
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Allentown, PA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	429
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	46
hospital care	977
inpatient care	977
nursing home care	291

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	495
Black	22
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	99
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	51
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Allentown, PA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	49
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	70
hospital care	920
inpatient care	920

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	22
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	40
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Allentown, PA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	141
electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)	32
hospital care	850
inpatient care	850

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	18
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	26
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD treated as a geriatric psychiatrist in Allentown, PA were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and mental health therapy.

diagnostic evaluation	65
doctor visit	583
hospital care	1809
inpatient care	1809
mental health therapy	101
nursing home care	870

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	255
Female	489

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	21
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	663
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	45
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	201
85 and over	187
Less than 65	138
65 to 74	217

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD treated were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and dementia.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	68
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	45
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 1979. He completed residency at Jefferson University Hospitals. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (1979)

Residency: Jefferson University Hospitals (1988)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Farhad Sholevar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Luke's University Health Network

ST LUKES PHYSICIAN GROUP INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,066 NON_BRAND $1,010	EXELON PATCH $56
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$574 ABILIFY MAINTENA $359	ABILIFY TABLET $157	REXULTI $38	Nuedexta $19
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$459 LATUDA $459
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$448 Nuedexta $448
Lundbeck LLC	$225 Trintellix $105	REXULTI $83	Brintellix $36
Other	$921 Brintellix $139	VRAYLAR $101	INVEGA SUSTENNA $74	SAPHRIS $64	FANAPT $55	Other $489

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,383
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$1,000
Education	$309

Biography

Dr. Farhad Sholevar is a specialist in geriatric psychiatry. He is professionally affiliated with St. Luke's University Health Network. He welcomes new patients at his office in as reported by St. Luke's University Health Network. Dr. Sholevar obtained his medical school training at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and performed his residency at Jefferson University Hospitals.