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Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

108 Denver Trail
Azle, TX 76020

(214) 345-7999

Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD is a nephrologist in Azle, TX specializing in adult nephrology. Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD is affiliated with Texas Health Resources, Texas Health Physicians Group (THPG), POST ACUTE SPECIALISTS LLC, IN POST ACUTE SPECIALISTS, PC and TEXAS POST ACUTE SPECIALISTS, PA.

Office Locations

108 Denver Trail
Azle, TX 76020

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3000 N Interstate 35
Denton, TX 76201

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6200 West Parker Road
Plano, TX 75093

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8200 Walnut Hill Lane Suite 830, 5 Locations
Dallas, TX 75231

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850 Ed Hall Drive
Kaufman, TX 75142

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

nursing home care

By Affordability:

nursing home care

In 2013, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and nursing home care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for nursing home care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated as a nephrologist in Azle, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	304
inpatient care	254
outpatient care	50

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	111

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	54
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	46
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	43
Dementia	27
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated as a nephrologist in Azle, TX during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1125
inpatient care	947
outpatient care	178

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	232

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	103
Less than 65	107

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	44
Dementia	36
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated as a nephrologist in Azle, TX during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1230
inpatient care	971
outpatient care	259

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	237

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	121
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	42
Dementia	38
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated as a nephrologist in Azle, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	861
inpatient care	798
outpatient care	63

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	382
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	87
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	44
Dementia	29
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated as a nephrologist in Azle, TX during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	91
hospital care	1506
inpatient care	1491
outpatient care	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	58
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	57
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated during 2020 were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and heart failure.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	64
Dementia	38
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated as a nephrologist in Azle, TX during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1598
inpatient care	1511
nursing home care	508
outpatient care	87

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	433
Female	532

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	734
Black	120
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	318
85 and over	261
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and dementia.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	54
Dementia	59
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated as a nephrologist in Azle, TX during 2022 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1658
inpatient care	1385
nursing home care	1674
outpatient care	273

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	906
Female	1253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1743
Black	210
Hispanic	144
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	565
From 75 to 84	706
85 and over	688
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	49
Dementia	49
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated as a nephrologist in Azle, TX during 2023 were nursing home care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1147
inpatient care	1147
nursing home care	1574

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	903
Female	1199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1766
Black	183
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	525
From 75 to 84	765
85 and over	674
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and dementia.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	30
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	48
Dementia	52
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated as a nephrologist in Azle, TX were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

dialysis	91
hospital care	1178
inpatient care	1063
nursing home care	1252
outpatient care	132

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	495

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	71
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	603
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	42
Other	11

**Age**
75 to 84	284
85 and over	255
Less than 65	111
65 to 74	219

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD From 2016 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Cancer	13
Dementia	41

Education & Training

He completed residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Maine.

Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Affiliated Hospitals (2014)

Licensed In: Maine

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Farouk Talakshi, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Texas Health Resources

Texas Health Physicians Group (THPG)

POST ACUTE SPECIALISTS LLC

IN POST ACUTE SPECIALISTS, PC

TEXAS POST ACUTE SPECIALISTS, PA

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$231 ELIQUIS $231
Relypsa, Inc.	$198 VELTASSA $198
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$121 OXLUMO $121
Vifor Pharma, Inc.	$52 VELTASSA $52
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$50 KRYSTEXXA $50
Other	$91 JYNARQUE $21	Auryxia $20	Velphoro $19	FARXIGA $17	Rayaldee $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$742

Biography

Dr. Farouk Talakshi specializes in adult nephrology and practices in Plano, TX, Dallas, TX, and Denton, TX. He completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Dr. Talakshi is affiliated with Texas Health Allen, Texas Health Azle, and Texas Health Physicians Group (THPG).