Robert Safer, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bloomfield, CT
Robert Safer, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bloomfield, Connecticut, and NPI 1659395721, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 017952, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Safer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 017952 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 580 Cottage Grove RD, Bloomfield, CT 06002
- Phone
- (860) 243-8709
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (860) 243-8259
- Medicaid ID
- 001179522 CT
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Safer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 017952Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,242 Medicare Part D claims for 359 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate286 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium268 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er216 claims
- Losartan Potassium175 claims
- Lisinopril165 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate100 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $100.09
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Robert Safer among 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut
Robert Safer, MD is one of 2,623 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 81% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bloomfield
They are 28 of the 521 NPPES records with a practice address in Bloomfield, and 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.
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Common questions
What is Robert Safer, MD's NPI number?
Robert Safer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659395721, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Safer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 580 Cottage Grove RD, Bloomfield, CT, 06002. Phone: (860) 243-8709. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Safer, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 017952, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Safer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Safer, MD had 4,242 Medicare Part D claims for 359 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.