Chista Safajou, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Poughkeepsie, NY
Chista Safajou, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Poughkeepsie, New York, and NPI 1093845547, issued on Mar 6, 2007. Check the license (New York 240008, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chista Safajou
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 240008 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 68 W Cedar St Ste 1, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
- Phone
- (845) 433-0101
- Enumerated
- Mar 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (845) 433-0104
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140328000598); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chista Safajou in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 240008Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
166 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol58 claims
- Alendronate Sodium14 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone14 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: $15.55
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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.
Chista Safajou among 3,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in New York
Chista Safajou, MD is one of 3,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 1,870 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207V00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Poughkeepsie
They are 33 of the 3,701 NPPES records with a practice address in Poughkeepsie, and 3,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in New York.
All 3,174 in New York → Every provider in Poughkeepsie → Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Chista Safajou, MD's NPI number?
Chista Safajou, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093845547, issued on Mar 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chista Safajou, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 68 W Cedar St Ste 1, Poughkeepsie, NY, 12601. Phone: (845) 433-0101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chista Safajou, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 240008, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chista Safajou, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chista Safajou, MD had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.