Safia Fahad, MD
Nephrology Physician · Chicago, IL
Safia Fahad, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1083321202, issued on Oct 28, 2022. Check the license (Illinois COVIDIMG1812, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Safia Fahad
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- COVIDIMG1812 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2740 W Foster Ave Ste 105, Chicago, IL 60625
- Phone
- (773) 784-2101
- Enumerated
- Oct 28, 2022
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Safia Fahad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license COVIDIMG1812Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
201 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bumetanide14 claims
- Furosemide14 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13 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.
Safia Fahad among 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois
Safia Fahad, MD is one of 572 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hamid Humayun, MDChicago, IL 606251275550964
- Veeda Landeras, MDChicago, IL 606251306045646
- John Ludwig, M.D.Chicago, IL 606251215342449
- Miguel Manrique Palaviccini, MDChicago, IL 606251831821099
- Haresh Muni, M.D.Chicago, IL 606251174624779
- Vaseem Qureshi, M.D.Chicago, IL 606251003838574
- Ashwin Shetty, MDChicago, IL 606251376799163
- Ogbonnaya Aneziokoro, MDChicago, IL 606221104831668
Common questions
What is Safia Fahad, MD's NPI number?
Safia Fahad, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083321202, issued on Oct 28, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Safia Fahad, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2740 W Foster Ave Ste 105, Chicago, IL, 60625. Phone: (773) 784-2101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Safia Fahad, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number COVIDIMG1812, as entered by the provider. 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 Safia Fahad, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Safia Fahad, MD had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.