Margaret Safo, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Far Rockaway, NY
Margaret Safo, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Far Rockaway, New York, and NPI 1437257698, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (New York 196542-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Margaret Safo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- 196542-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 248 Beach 20TH St, Far Rockaway, NY 11691
- Phone
- (718) 337-3963
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 01524836 NY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pediatrics physician records → All 5,795 in New York → Look up another NPI →
Verify Margaret Safo 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 196542-1Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $172.85
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Margaret Safo among 5,795 pediatrics physician records in New York
Margaret Safo, M.D. is one of 5,795 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in New York. 36% 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, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Far Rockaway
They are 15 of the 1,696 NPPES records with a practice address in Far Rockaway, and 5,795 pediatrics physician records in New York.
All 5,795 in New York → Every provider in Far Rockaway → Pediatrics Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Perel Bursky-Tammam, MDFar Rockaway, NY 116911821559121
- Cynthia Criss, MDFar Rockaway, NY 116911528150448
- Shana Gros, MDFar Rockaway, NY 116911568450203
- Joseph Kaplovitz, D.O.Far Rockaway, NY 116911699068718
- Lutfa Khanam, M.D.Far Rockaway, NY 116911558433599
- Kwang Lee, MDFar Rockaway, NY 116911003995531
- Randi Nelson, M.D.Far Rockaway, NY 116911215247895
- Kathleen Park, M.D.Far Rockaway, NY 116911558723254
Common questions
What is Margaret Safo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Margaret Safo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437257698, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Margaret Safo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 248 Beach 20TH St, Far Rockaway, NY, 11691. Phone: (718) 337-3963. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Margaret Safo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 196542-1, 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.
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.