Rakesh Safaya, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Fremont, CA
Rakesh Safaya, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Fremont, California, and NPI 1144337866, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (California C51977, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rakesh Safaya
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- C51977 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 39141 Civic Center Dr Ste 335, Fremont, CA 94538
- Phone
- (510) 248-1420
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080214000227); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest vascular surgery physician records → All 580 in California → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 39141 Civic Center Dr Ste 335
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joshua Amano, PA-CPhysician Assistant1992328975
- Stella Asuquo, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1437460177
- Karen Garn, P.A.Physician Assistant1538168067
- Emily Gentry, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1235893645
- Mark Hsu, MDUrology Physician1851616486
- Joyce Lu, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1154772515
Verify Rakesh Safaya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C51977Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Santyl18 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate16 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $47.56
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Washington Township Medical FoundationFremont, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rakesh Safaya among 580 vascular surgery physician records in California
Rakesh Safaya, MD is one of 580 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 411 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 580 vascular surgery physician records in California.
All 580 in California → Every provider in Fremont → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stella Asuquo, M.D.Fremont, CA 945381437460177
- Gabriel Herscu, M.D.Fremont, CA 945381528230679
- Joyce Lu, M.D.Fremont, CA 945381154772515
- John Mehigan, M.D.Fremont, CA 945381952477200
- Gregory Brittenham, DOTravis Afb, CA 945351316400609
- Connor Caples, M.D.Travis Afb, CA 945351700266731
- Anders Davidson, MDTravis Afb, CA 945351881957694
- Angela Giese, MDFairfield, CA 945351003266701
Common questions
What is Rakesh Safaya, MD's NPI number?
Rakesh Safaya, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144337866, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rakesh Safaya, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39141 Civic Center Dr Ste 335, Fremont, CA, 94538. Phone: (510) 248-1420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rakesh Safaya, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C51977, 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 Rakesh Safaya, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rakesh Safaya, MD had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 53 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rakesh Safaya, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.