NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Saeid Safaee, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Glendale, CA

Saeid Safaee, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1437112604, issued on Apr 10, 2006. Check the license (California C-53279, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437112604
Name
Saeid Safaee
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
C-53279 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1511 W Glenoaks Blvd, Glendale, CA 91201
Phone
(818) 637-2200
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 24, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(818) 637-2250
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20081219000079); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1511 W Glenoaks Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Hossein Dehghani, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1316156797
  2. Maxie Huynh, PA-CPhysician Assistant1811393762
  3. Ramyar Mahdavi, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1346481645
  4. Lusine Simonyants, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1669685111
  5. Jora ZaroukianCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1245764570

Verify Saeid Safaee in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

2,943 Medicare Part D claims for 443 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 77% of claims.

  1. Saeid Safaee2,943
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta875 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa483 claims
  3. Breo Ellipta239 claims
  4. Ventolin Hfa199 claims
  5. Anoro Ellipta187 claims
  6. Montelukast Sodium166 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): 17.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,158.66

49 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Saeid Safaee$1,158.66
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Southern California Pulmonary And Critical Care Associates, Inc.Glendale, CA
  2. Vista Critical Care Associates IncGlendale, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Saeid Safaee among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California

Saeid Safaee, MD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California

There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ramyar Mahdavi, M.D.Glendale, CA 912011346481645
  2. Arin Aboulian, MDGlendale, CA 912031104038256
  3. Julian Reese, D.O.Glendale, CA 912031386093417
  4. Shant Shirvanian, M.D.Glendale, CA 912031215213566
  5. David WilhoiteGlendale, CA 912031073073797
  6. Jose Checa, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041700988003
  7. Eli Hendel, MDGlendale, CA 912041871552661
  8. Garo Darian, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911071154401701

Common questions

What is Saeid Safaee, MD's NPI number?

Saeid Safaee, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437112604, issued on Apr 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Saeid Safaee, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1511 W Glenoaks Blvd, Glendale, CA, 91201. Phone: (818) 637-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Saeid Safaee, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C-53279, 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 Saeid Safaee, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Saeid Safaee, MD had 2,943 Medicare Part D claims for 443 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Saeid Safaee, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 17.1 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.

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