Areo Saffarzadeh, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Portland, OR
Areo Saffarzadeh, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1386025401, issued on Jun 15, 2015. Check the license (Oregon MD222294, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Areo Saffarzadeh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MD222294 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4805 NE Glisan St Ste 11N, Portland, OR 97213
- Phone
- (503) 215-2300
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250102001265); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 67 in Oregon → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4805 NE Glisan St Ste 11N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Areo Saffarzadeh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD222294Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $6,158.46
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Providence Health And Services - OregonPortland, OR
- Providence Health And Services - OregonPortland, OR
- Providence Health And Services OregonOregon City, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Areo Saffarzadeh among 67 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Oregon
Areo Saffarzadeh, M.D. is one of 67 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 1999 among the 39 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Oregon
There are 67 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Oregon.
All 67 in Oregon → Every provider in Portland → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Chen, M.D.Portland, OR 972131679867832
- Steven Demeester, MDPortland, OR 972131609807973
- Emery Douville, MDPortland, OR 972131306848098
- John Handy, MDPortland, OR 972131932191467
- Heather Merry, MDPortland, OR 972131538278700
- Jeffrey Boskind, M.D.Portland, OR 972161114987682
- Robert Dubose, MDPortland, OR 972101578610374
- Kai Engstad, M.D.Portland, OR 972101174793830
Common questions
What is Areo Saffarzadeh, M.D.'s NPI number?
Areo Saffarzadeh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386025401, issued on Jun 15, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Areo Saffarzadeh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4805 NE Glisan St Ste 11N, Portland, OR, 97213. Phone: (503) 215-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Areo Saffarzadeh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD222294, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Areo Saffarzadeh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Areo Saffarzadeh, M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.