Benjamin Herbert Safirstein, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Glen Ridge, NJ
Benjamin Herbert Safirstein, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, and NPI 1073512398, issued on Jul 19, 2005. Check the license (New Jersey MA25924, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Herbert Safirstein
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MA25924 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 123 Highland Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028
- Phone
- (973) 744-9125
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (973) 744-0280
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070320000394); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 1965
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Herbert Safirstein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MA25924Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
409 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta65 claims
- Arnuity Ellipta53 claims
- Prednisone44 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa26 claims
- Alprazolam18 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate Hfa14 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: $76.76
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
Benjamin Herbert Safirstein among 509 pulmonary disease physician records in New Jersey
Benjamin Herbert Safirstein, M.D. is one of 509 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1965 · median 1998 among the 401 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 pulmonary disease physician records list a practice address in Glen Ridge
They are 6 of the 169 NPPES records with a practice address in Glen Ridge, and 509 pulmonary disease physician records in New Jersey.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Efthymios Daniskas, M.D.Glen Ridge, NJ 070281689668683
- Juhayna Davis, MDGlen Ridge, NJ 070281841387925
- Laxminarayan Prabhakar, MDGlen Ridge, NJ 070281548821887
- Barry Weber, M.D.Glen Ridge, NJ 070281487648218
- Laura Yapor, MDGlen Ridge, NJ 070281609355007
- Joseph Kozel, M.D.Hoboken, NJ 070301346376464
- Viren Desai, M.D.Kearny, NJ 070321568401636
- Jehad Saliba, MDKearny, NJ 070321164480372
Common questions
What is Benjamin Herbert Safirstein, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Herbert Safirstein, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073512398, issued on Jul 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Herbert Safirstein, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 123 Highland Ave, Glen Ridge, NJ, 07028. Phone: (973) 744-9125. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Herbert Safirstein, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA25924, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Herbert Safirstein, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Herbert Safirstein, M.D. had 409 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.