Marc Raymond Safran, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Marc Raymond Safran, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1134170467, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (California A45656, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Marc Raymond Safran
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- A45656 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 723-5643
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 27, 2024
- Fax
- (650) 723-6056
- Medicaid ID
- 00A456560 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060405000623); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Marc Raymond Safran in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A45656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $70,309.14
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Marc Raymond Safran among 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California
Marc Raymond Safran, MD is one of 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 293 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Marc Raymond Safran, MD's NPI number?
Marc Raymond Safran, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134170467, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Marc Raymond Safran, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Welch RD, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 723-5643. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Marc Raymond Safran, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A45656, 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.
What is Marc Raymond Safran, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.