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Dr. John A Farens, MD

(Dr. John Farens, MD)

(16 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

224 Leavenworth Road
Shelton, CT 06484

(203) 926-1206

Dr. John A Farens, MD is an internist in Shelton, CT specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). Dr. John A Farens, MD is affiliated with Griffin Health.

Office Locations

Griffin Health

224 Leavenworth Road
Shelton, CT 06484

(203) 926-1206

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD in 2024

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

A1C test

diabetes screening

glycated protein test

screening test

In 2024, Dr. John A Farens, MD had a list price for A1C test, diabetes screening, glycated protein test, and screening test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Connecticut. 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

blood tests

chronic care

diabetes management

In 2024, Dr. John A Farens, MD had a list price for blood tests, chronic care, and diabetes management that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Connecticut. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

chronic care

By Affordability:

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Connecticut, Dr. John A Farens, MD performed more chronic care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), lab tests, preventive care, urinalysis, urine tests, and vaccines 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT during 2012 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	51
doctor visit	1769
ear procedures	17
emergency care	56
hospital care	264
inpatient care	264
lab tests	107
nursing home care	2155
preventive care	172
vaccines	172

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT during 2013 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	45
doctor visit	1693
ear procedures	18
emergency care	76
hospital care	271
inpatient care	271
lab tests	94
nursing home care	2120
preventive care	187
vaccines	187

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	634
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	192
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	42
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT during 2014 were nursing home care, preventive care, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	46
cardiac procedures	76
doctor visit	1734
ear procedures	12
emergency care	84
hospital care	322
inpatient care	322
lab tests	57
nursing home care	2451
preventive care	349
vaccines	273

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	687
Black	12
Hispanic	15
Asian	13
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	222
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT during 2015 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	40
cardiac procedures	43
doctor visit	1675
emergency care	79
hospital care	395
inpatient care	395
lab tests	57
nursing home care	2244
preventive care	232
vaccines	189

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	620
Female	786

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1294
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	450
From 75 to 84	440
85 and over	422
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	44
Dementia	25
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT during 2016 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	49
doctor visit	1430
emergency care	41
hospital care	180
inpatient care	180
lab tests	170
nursing home care	1452
preventive care	154
vaccines	154

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	567
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	188
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	30
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT during 2017 were nursing home care, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	75
diabetes management	53
doctor visit	1655
emergency care	13
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
lab tests	263
nursing home care	1784
preventive care	225
vaccines	156

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	662
Black	16
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	227
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	45
Dementia	33
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT during 2018 were nursing home care, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	52
diabetes management	52
doctor visit	1275
lab tests	249
nursing home care	1363
preventive care	126
vaccines	58

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	592
Black	16
Hispanic	14
Asian	11
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	195
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	45
Dementia	31
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT during 2019 were nursing home care, blood draw, preventive care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	338
diabetes management	119
doctor visit	1035
lab tests	175
nursing home care	745
preventive care	294
vaccines	164

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	16
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	159
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT during 2020 were preventive care, blood draw, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	94
diabetes management	44
doctor visit	690
lab tests	57
nursing home care	71
preventive care	109
vaccines	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	108
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT during 2021 were chronic care, blood draw, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	119
chronic care	330
diabetes management	42
doctor visit	760
lab tests	56
preventive care	42

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	68
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT during 2022 were chronic care, blood draw, preventive care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	108
chronic care	913
diabetes management	44
doctor visit	733
lab tests	64
preventive care	74
vaccines	30

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	64
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	43
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT during 2023 were chronic care, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	66
chronic care	577
diabetes management	29
doctor visit	567
lab tests	29
preventive care	69
vaccines	40

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	6
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT during 2024 were chronic care, blood draw, preventive care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	116
chronic care	421
diabetes management	44
doctor visit	559
lab tests	61
preventive care	81
vaccines	37

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	45
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A Farens, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated as an internist in Shelton, CT were nursing home care, chronic care, hospital care and inpatient care.

blood draw	92
cardiac procedures	59
chronic care	560
diabetes management	53
doctor visit	1198
ear procedures	15
emergency care	58
hospital care	253
inpatient care	253
lab tests	110
nursing home care	1598
preventive care	162
vaccines	124

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	485
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	170
85 and over	141
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	175

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A Farens, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John A Farens, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	12
Dementia	19

Education & Training

He is certified by the Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine and has a state license in Connecticut.

Board Certification: Internal Medicine Geriatric Medicine

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John A Farens, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Griffin Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John A Farens, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 16 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John A Farens, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Shelton, CT.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$10,007 JARDIANCE $5,120	Pradaxa $2,381	GLYXAMBI $697	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $530	TRADJENTA $383	Other $896
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$7,843 FARXIGA $3,918	BREZTRI $1,204	SYMBICORT $1,006	BYDUREON $484	AIRSUPRA $222	Other $1,009
Novo Nordisk Inc	$4,280 Tresiba $1,062	RYBELSUS $822	Ozempic $754	Victoza $590	Saxenda $419	Other $634
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$3,833 XARELTO $3,022	INVOKANA $641	INVOKAMET $170
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$3,327 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $1,785	ANORO $401	BREO $285	AREXVY $279	ANORO ELLIPTA $190	Other $386
Other	$29,848 Vascepa $1,356	STEGLATRO $1,042	JARDIANCE $999	UBRELVY $993	XIFAXAN $885	Other $24,572

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$57,431
Education	$1,105
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$600
Consulting Fee	$2