Rizwan Safdar, M.D.
Specialist · Tucson, AZ
Rizwan Safdar, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1982651857, issued on May 27, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 27577, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rizwan Safdar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 27577 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 395 N Silverbell RD Ste 265, Tucson, AZ 85745
- Phone
- (520) 724-0559
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Rizwan Safdar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 27577Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
2,788 Medicare Part D claims for 1,261 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,524 among the 12,477 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte720 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium431 claims
- Famotidine186 claims
- Sucralfate137 claims
- Omeprazole114 claims
- Linzess78 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 89.3 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: $2,034.44
98 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 9,482 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,756.65 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.
3 hospital and facility affiliations
- Ironwood Gastroenterology PLLCTucson, AZ
- Northwest Allied Physicians LLCTucson, AZ
- Tucson Physician Group Holdings LLCTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Rizwan Safdar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rizwan Safdar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982651857, issued on May 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rizwan Safdar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 395 N Silverbell RD Ste 265, Tucson, AZ, 85745. Phone: (520) 724-0559. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rizwan Safdar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 27577, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rizwan Safdar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rizwan Safdar, M.D. had 2,788 Medicare Part D claims for 1,261 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,524. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Rizwan Safdar, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.