Dr. Farrokh R. Farrokhi, MD
Neurosurgery (Neurological Surgery Physician)
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King County includes primary care (5% of residents) and dental (4% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Baylor College of Medicine (1998)
- Years since graduation
- 28
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 228
Licensed in Washington since 2005, according to the Washington State Department of Health. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1998Medical school: Baylor College of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Neurological Surgery Physician primary
WA license MD00044980 (first issued 2005; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- St Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA
- Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA
- Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend, WA
Medical groups
- Virginia Mason Medical Center (867 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 228
- Services billed
- 641
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 145 | 118 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 85 | 85 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment | 31 | 20 |
| Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment | 25 | 25 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 24 | 23 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 20 | 20 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 14 | 14 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 6 companies reported 36 payments worth $8,267 in total to this clinician.
| Monteris Medical Corporation | $6,158 |
|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,327 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc | $457 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $166 |
| Viseon, Inc. | $112 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. | $46.96 |
| Consulting Fee | $5,025 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,739 |
| Food and Beverage | $1,503 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Monteris Medical Corporation Aug 12, 2025 | Consulting Fee Neuroblate | $2,713 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation Jun 24, 2025 | Consulting Fee Neuroblate | $1,138 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation Jun 10, 2025 | Consulting Fee Neuroblate | $1,000 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation Jul 31, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Neuroblate · travel to Sacramento, CA · in-kind | $552 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Jun 25, 2025 | Travel and Lodging MAZOR X SYSTEM · Image Guided Surgery Products · travel to Denver, CO · in-kind | $383 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Jan 23, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to Carlsbad, CA · in-kind Company’s descriptionJAN 10-11,2025 : ROOM CHARGE AT ALILA HOTEL | $331 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation Jul 31, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Neuroblate · travel to Sacramento, CA · in-kind | $207 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation May 13, 2025 | Consulting Fee Neuroblate | $175 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Jun 23, 2025 | Travel and Lodging MAZOR X SYSTEM · Image Guided Surgery Products · travel to Lafayette, CO · in-kind | $91.32 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation Aug 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Neuroblate · travel to seattle, WA · in-kind | $88.13 |
All 12 payments other than meals, newest first
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Monteris Medical Corporation Aug 12, 2025 | Consulting Fee Neuroblate | $2,713 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation Aug 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Neuroblate · travel to seattle, WA · in-kind | $88.13 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation Aug 1, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Neuroblate · travel to Sacramento, CA · in-kind | $24.80 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation Jul 31, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Neuroblate · travel to Sacramento, CA · in-kind | $552 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation Jul 31, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Neuroblate · travel to Sacramento, CA · in-kind | $207 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation Jul 31, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Neuroblate · travel to Sacramento, CA · in-kind | $63.33 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Jun 25, 2025 | Travel and Lodging MAZOR X SYSTEM · Image Guided Surgery Products · travel to Denver, CO · in-kind | $383 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation Jun 24, 2025 | Consulting Fee Neuroblate | $1,138 |
| Medtronic, Inc. Jun 23, 2025 | Travel and Lodging MAZOR X SYSTEM · Image Guided Surgery Products · travel to Lafayette, CO · in-kind | $91.32 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation Jun 10, 2025 | Consulting Fee Neuroblate | $1,000 |
| Monteris Medical Corporation May 13, 2025 | Consulting Fee Neuroblate | $175 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc Jan 23, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Other - Miscellaneous · Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery · travel to Carlsbad, CA · in-kind Company’s descriptionJAN 10-11,2025 : ROOM CHARGE AT ALILA HOTEL | $331 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $5,705 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- PSR-DBS
Medtronic, Inc.
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.