Akber S. Saifullah, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Palm Springs, CA
Akber S. Saifullah, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Palm Springs, California, and NPI 1780747782, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license (California A84682, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Akber S. Saifullah
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- A84682 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA 92262
- Phone
- (760) 323-1155
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 325-8629
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240223000283); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Akber S. Saifullah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A84682Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
59 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Texas PLLCLubbock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Akber S. Saifullah among 1,468 nephrology physician records in California
Akber S. Saifullah, M.D. is one of 1,468 nephrology physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2001 among the 1,128 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in California
There are 1,468 nephrology physician records in California.
All 1,468 in California → Every provider in Palm Springs → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anas Abou-Ismail, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621598078784
- Marcelo Koppel, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621154536639
- Carrie Minnelli, MDPalm Springs, CA 922621518299411
- Amr Youssef, DOPalm Springs, CA 922621093121386
- Rodolfo Batarse, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701417914193
- David Momand, M.D.Rancho Mirage, CA 922701194172478
- Masoud Afshar, M.D.Imperial, CA 922511225287378
- Ramin Berenji, M.D.El Centro, CA 922431063497691
Common questions
What is Akber S. Saifullah, M.D.'s NPI number?
Akber S. Saifullah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780747782, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Akber S. Saifullah, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 N Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA, 92262. Phone: (760) 323-1155. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Akber S. Saifullah, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A84682, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Akber S. Saifullah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Akber S. Saifullah, M.D. had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.