NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hafsa Safdar, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Birmingham, AL

Hafsa Safdar, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1508436023, issued on Jun 28, 2021. Check the license (Alabama 48737, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508436023
Name
Hafsa Safdar
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
48737 AL
2021021780 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1887 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35296
Phone
(205) 934-6524
Enumerated
Jun 28, 2021
Record last updated
Jun 27, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Hafsa Safdar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

499 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Hafsa Safdar499
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium35 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium24 claims
  3. Gabapentin19 claims
  4. Trelegy Ellipta18 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa17 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate17 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.

Hafsa Safdar among 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama

Hafsa Safdar, MD is one of 219 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2021, is newer than 97% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 97% of these records are older, under 1% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 80% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 44% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Alabama

There are 219 pulmonary disease physician records in Alabama.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joe Chiles, MDBirmingham, AL 352941104289735
  2. Kenneth Guice, DOBirmingham, AL 352941154950707
  3. Kathryn Kennedy, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352941356097893
  4. Tetsuro Maeda, MDBirmingham, AL 352941346762648
  5. Trisha Parekh, D.O.Birmingham, AL 352941568755916
  6. Kinner Patel, M.D,Birmingham, AL 352941154708246
  7. Victoria Rusanov, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352941245780972
  8. Kadambari Vijaykumar, MDBirmingham, AL 352941861809360

Common questions

What is Hafsa Safdar, MD's NPI number?

Hafsa Safdar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508436023, issued on Jun 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hafsa Safdar, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1887 6TH Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35296. Phone: (205) 934-6524. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hafsa Safdar, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 48737, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Hafsa Safdar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hafsa Safdar, MD had 499 Medicare Part D claims for 64 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.