Individual provider Active NPI

William Reed Farmer, MD

  • Surgery Physician
  • Rochester, MN
National Provider Identifier
1245850783
Registry record updated Jul 31, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X
License
82971 Issued in MN
Practice address
200 1St St SW
Rochester, MN 55905-0001
Phone
(507) 284-2511
NPI assigned
Apr 24, 2020
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 31, 2026

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Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Surgery Physician 208600000X 82971 MN Primary
Surgery Physician 208600000X R-12285 IA

Addresses

Primary practice location

200 1St St SW
Rochester, MN 55905-0001

Mailing address

PO Box 860912
Provider Enrollment - RST
Minneapolis, MN 55486-0912
Phone (507) 284-2511

Other practice location 1

1111 6th Ave
Des Moines, IA 50314-2613
Phone (515) 643-2261

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in IA
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20210701001266 IA Order and Referring Only - General SurgeryPractitioner - General Surgery 2769883404

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
R-12285IAMDSurgery Physician

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 860912",
            "address_2": "PROVIDER ENROLLMENT - RST",
            "city": "MINNEAPOLIS",
            "state": "MN",
            "postal_code": "554860912",
            "telephone_number": "507-284-2511"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
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            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
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            "city": "ROCHESTER",
            "state": "MN",
            "postal_code": "559050001",
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
        {
            "address_1": "1111 6th Ave",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Des Moines",
            "state": "IA",
            "postal_code": "503142613",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "515-643-2261",
            "fax_number": "515-643-5802",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "FARMER",
        "first_name": "WILLIAM",
        "middle_name": "REED",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2020-04-24",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-31",
        "certification_date": "2026-07-31",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "208600000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Surgery",
            "state": "MN",
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            "primary": true
        },
        {
            "code": "208600000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Surgery",
            "state": "IA",
            "license": "R-12285",
            "primary": false
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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