Chitra Safaya, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · San Diego, CA
Chitra Safaya, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1568624336, issued on Jul 1, 2008. Check the license (California A123589, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chitra Safaya
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- A123589 CA
125055076 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6699 Alvarado RD, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (619) 462-9010
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2023
- Fax
- (619) 287-8165
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140520000243); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chitra Safaya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A123589Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ceftriaxone19 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 52.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Emergency And Acute Care Medical CorporationLa Mesa, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chitra Safaya among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California
Chitra Safaya, MD is one of 1,119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 59% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.
All 1,119 in California → Every provider in San Diego → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- VI Bowman, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201932365079
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- Dale Lieu, MDSan Diego, CA 921201003964099
- Larry Miller, MDSan Diego, CA 921201578611364
- Christopher O'Brien, MDSan Diego, CA 921201730250788
- Ethan Stewart, D.O.San Diego, CA 921201083989586
- Shweta Warner, M.D.San Diego, CA 921201003075128
- Thomas Heineman, MD, PHDSan Diego, CA 921211871472191
Common questions
What is Chitra Safaya, MD's NPI number?
Chitra Safaya, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568624336, issued on Jul 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chitra Safaya, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6699 Alvarado RD, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 462-9010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chitra Safaya, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A123589, 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 Chitra Safaya, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chitra Safaya, MD had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chitra Safaya, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 52.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.