Safdar Ali, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Chicago, IL
Safdar Ali, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1235184979, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Safdar Ali
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- Practice location
- 2222 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
- Phone
- (773) 384-1100
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (773) 384-6176
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041013000406); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Safdar Ali in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
3,469 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium299 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate242 claims
- Furosemide183 claims
- Eliquis117 claims
- Nifedipine Er116 claims
- Potassium Chloride116 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): 99.6 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: $44.17
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Safdar Ali among 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois
Safdar Ali, MD is one of 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2001 among the 688 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Illinois
There are 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Safdar Ali, MD's NPI number?
Safdar Ali, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235184979, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Safdar Ali, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 W Division St, Chicago, IL, 60622. Phone: (773) 384-1100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Safdar Ali, MD's license?
Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Safdar Ali, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Safdar Ali, MD had 3,469 Medicare Part D claims for 278 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Safdar Ali, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.6 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.