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Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD

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(Harrison Farber, MD)

(169 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease) and General Practice

Universite Libre de Bruxelles (1975)

Professional interests include: pulmonary hypertension

260 Tremont Street Biewend Building, 3rd floor
Boston, MA 02116

(617) 636-6377

Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD is a pulmonologist in Boston, MA specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and general practice. He graduated from Universite Libre de Bruxelles in 1975 and has 51 years of experience. Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD is affiliated with Tufts Medicine and Tufts Medical Center Pulmonary.

Office Locations

260 Tremont Street Biewend Building, 3rd floor
Boston, MA 02116

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In The News

“Harrison Farber, MD, of Tufts Medical Center and Tufts School of Medicine in Boston, agreed, stating that the European guidelines did not adequately factor in the patient's pulmonary capillary...”—"Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Which Guidelines to Choose?", MedPage Today, October 2023

“In lieu of flowers make donations in her memory to the Pulmonary Hypertension Center at Boston Medical Center, Attn: Harrison W. Farber, MD, 725 Albany Street, R 304, Boston 02118.”—"Beverly A. "Betty" Greene", Boston Herald, August 2006

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

cardiac catheterization

In 2023, Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD performed more cardiac catheterization procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Top 25%

By Volume:

diagnostic right heart catheterization

In 2012, Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD performed more diagnostic right heart catheterization procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Boston, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	81
catheterization	81
doctor visit	465
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158
minimally invasive procedures	81
pulmonary testing	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Boston, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	76
catheterization	76
doctor visit	444
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
minimally invasive procedures	76

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	81
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	13
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Boston, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	80
catheterization	80
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	419
hospital care	213
inpatient care	213
minimally invasive procedures	80

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	67
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	15
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Boston, MA during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, catheterization, cardiac procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	76
catheterization	76
diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	387
minimally invasive procedures	76

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	142
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	28
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	35
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Boston, MA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, catheterization, cardiac procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	84
catheterization	84
diagnostic procedures	84
doctor visit	399
minimally invasive procedures	84

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	71
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	16
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Boston, MA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, catheterization, cardiac procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	72
catheterization	72
diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	297
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
minimally invasive procedures	72

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	65
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	15
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	43
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Boston, MA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, catheterization, cardiac procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	57
catheterization	57
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	266
minimally invasive procedures	57

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Boston, MA during 2019 were catheterization, minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	92
catheterization	184
diagnostic procedures	92
doctor visit	348
minimally invasive procedures	92
pulmonary testing	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	11
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Boston, MA during 2020 were catheterization, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	65
catheterization	130
diagnostic procedures	65
doctor visit	335
hospital care	123
inpatient care	123
minimally invasive procedures	65

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	17
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	12
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Boston, MA during 2021 were catheterization, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	87
catheterization	159
diagnostic procedures	87
doctor visit	272
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153
minimally invasive procedures	87
pulmonary testing	26

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	29
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	11
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Boston, MA during 2022 were catheterization, minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	79
catheterization	112
diagnostic procedures	79
doctor visit	282
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
minimally invasive procedures	79

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	15
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Boston, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and minimally invasive procedures.

cardiac procedures	77
catheterization	101
diagnostic procedures	69
doctor visit	355
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
minimally invasive procedures	77
pulmonary testing	32

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD.

**Gender**
Female	144
Male	98

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	49
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	169
Hispanic	7
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	12
75 to 84	54
Less than 65	80
65 to 74	92

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD treated were hypertension, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	18
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD graduated from Universite Libre de Bruxelles in 1975. He completed residency at Medical College of Virginia - Internal Medicine. He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Universite Libre de Bruxelles (1975)

Residency: Medical College of Virginia - Internal Medicine (1980)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Tufts Medicine

Tufts Medical Center Pulmonary

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TMIN Cigna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, TMIN United Healthcare, TMIN Unicare, Medicaid Wellforce Care Plan ACO (Fallon), Tufts Health Public Plan, TMIN Fallon Med Adv, BCBS Med Adv, Commonwealth Care Alliance, TMIN AllaraCare, TMIN Fallon, TMIN Fallon Navicare SCO, TMIN Aetna, TMIN Mass General Brigham Health Plan, Senior Whole Health and Wellforce MSSP ACOMedicare ACO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

TMIN Cigna

Blue Cross Blue Shield

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

TMIN United Healthcare

TMIN Unicare

Medicaid Wellforce Care Plan ACO (Fallon)

Tufts Health Public Plan

TMIN Fallon Med Adv

BCBS Med Adv

Commonwealth Care Alliance

TMIN AllaraCare

TMIN Fallon

TMIN Fallon Navicare SCO

TMIN Aetna

TMIN Mass General Brigham Health Plan

Senior Whole Health

Wellforce MSSP ACOMedicare ACO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 169 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$285,099 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $63,564	UPTRAVI $36,604	OPSUMIT $17,514	TRACLEER BOSENTAN $3,200	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $2,062	Other $162,155
Gilead Sciences Inc	$169,876 Letairis $72,038	$97,838
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$134,215 Adempas $134,215
United Therapeutics Corporation	$40,026 TYVASO $10,868	None $10,271	ORENITRAM $8,506	REMODULIN $6,411	$3,970
Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd	$33,554 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $12,489	$21,065
Other	$59,700 Letairis $17,739	EKOSONIC $1,500	ClotTriever $761	XLIF $596	TLIF $479	Other $38,626

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$344,814
Consulting Fee	$170,339
Travel and Lodging	$142,889
Food and Beverage	$41,742
Honoraria	$11,525
Other	$11,161

Research Payments

Dr. Harrison W. Farber, MD has received 194 research payments totaling $665,945.

Biography

Dr. Harrison Farber is a Boston, MA physician who specializes in general practice and pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease). After attending Université Libre de Bruxelles and George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences for medical school, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Dr. Farber has indicated that his clinical interests include pulmonary hypertension. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. He can take several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Cigna, and Medicaid. Awards and/or distinctions he has received include "Top Doctor", Boston Magazine; "Top Doctor," Boston Magazine; and Jenesis Grants (United Therapeutics). Dr. Farber is affiliated with Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine reports that Dr. Farber is accepting new patients at his office in Boston, MA.