Mitchell H. Saferstein, OD
Optometrist · Paramus, NJ
Mitchell H. Saferstein, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Paramus, New Jersey, and NPI 1063522019, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey 27OA00467700, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mitchell H. Saferstein
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 27OA00467700 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 275 Forest Ave, Paramus, NJ 07652
- Phone
- (201) 986-0202
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 976-0977
- Medicaid ID
- 1974009 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041213000567); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mitchell H. Saferstein in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 27OA00467700Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
677 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost164 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone103 claims
- Timolol Maleate57 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate41 claims
- Restasis40 claims
- Lumigan33 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): 28 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,018.46
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Professional Eyecare Associates PAParamus, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mitchell H. Saferstein among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Mitchell H. Saferstein, OD is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
32 optometrist records list a practice address in Paramus
They are 32 of the 1,842 NPPES records with a practice address in Paramus, and 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.
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- Alahyar Nissany, O.D.Paramus, NJ 076521437170016
- Aggie Renner, ODParamus, NJ 076521265581433
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Common questions
What is Mitchell H. Saferstein, OD's NPI number?
Mitchell H. Saferstein, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063522019, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mitchell H. Saferstein, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 275 Forest Ave, Paramus, NJ, 07652. Phone: (201) 986-0202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mitchell H. Saferstein, OD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 27OA00467700, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mitchell H. Saferstein, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mitchell H. Saferstein, OD had 677 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mitchell H. Saferstein, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 28 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.