Safdar Hussain, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician · East Meadow, NY
Safdar Hussain, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in East Meadow, New York, and NPI 1700055506, issued on Feb 26, 2008. Check the license (New York 247485, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Safdar Hussain
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 247485 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 522 E Meadow Ave, East Meadow, NY 11554
- Phone
- (516) 246-9988
- Enumerated
- Feb 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 03159428 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091104000646); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Safdar Hussain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 247485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,630 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium187 claims
- Metformin Hcl131 claims
- Losartan Potassium118 claims
- Vitamin D2107 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate106 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate99 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: $124.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
Safdar Hussain among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Safdar Hussain, M.D is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
77 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in East Meadow
They are 77 of the 1,909 NPPES records with a practice address in East Meadow, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Safdar Hussain, M.D's NPI number?
Safdar Hussain, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700055506, issued on Feb 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Safdar Hussain, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 522 E Meadow Ave, East Meadow, NY, 11554. Phone: (516) 246-9988. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Safdar Hussain, M.D's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 247485, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Safdar Hussain, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Safdar Hussain, M.D had 2,630 Medicare Part D claims for 125 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.