Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.

Dr. Richard William Farnam, MD

Individual provider Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Urology) Physician · NPI 1205818234

Dr. Richard William Farnam, MD practises Obstetrics/Gynecology in El Paso, Texas. Graduated from University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio in 2001, 25 years ago. Practices with Bhs Physicians Network, Inc, a 715-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Texas.

Years since qualifying
25
Trained at
University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio
Licensed in
TX
In the registry since
2005
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

4501 N Mesa St
El Paso, TX 79912-6101
Phone: (915) 533-5600
Fax: (915) 533-5604
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Specialties & licences

Gynecology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207VG0400X · Licence M4059 (TX)
Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Urology) Physician Taxonomy 2088F0040X · Licence M0459 (TX)

Record details

NPI number1205818234
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedNovember 16, 2005
Last updated in NPPESOctober 29, 2021
Certification dateOctober 29, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyOBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY
Also practisesUROLOGY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL AT SAN ANTONIO
Graduated 2001 (25 years in practice)
Group practice Bhs Physicians Network, Inc — 715 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 1–10 times
Removal of the uterus 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients147
Services billed 536 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Education $109,100 52 payments · educational material or training, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $32,007 150 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Compensation for services other than consulting , including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $12,288 13 payments
Food and Beverage $6,026 81 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Consulting Fee $5,588 6 payments

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Bhs Physicians Network, Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 715 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.