Safwan Zar, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Westport, CT
Safwan Zar, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Westport, Connecticut, and NPI 1215434428, issued on Apr 12, 2018. Check the license (Connecticut 75844, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Safwan Zar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License numbers
- 75844 CT
327050 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Post RD W Ste 101, Westport, CT 06880
- Phone
- (203) 226-2490
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2026
- Fax
- (203) 226-2491
- Medicaid ID
- 08114427 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231026003126); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 300 Post RD W Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Tyler Simpson, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1710464383
- Sarah Swenson, NPNurse Practitioner1003869561
Verify Safwan Zar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 75844Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
202 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin50 claims
- Botox41 claims
- Meloxicam24 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl15 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl14 claims
- Lidocaine12 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): 94.2 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: $111.58
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLCStorrs, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 192 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Connecticut.
Other physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Connecticut
- Beth Aaronson, M.D.Danbury, CT1417991456
- Kathleen Abbott, M.D.Hartford, CT1619901378
- Mohammad Aljanaby, M.D.West Hartford, CT1003857707
- Nycaine Anderson, MDNew Haven, CT1265692545
- Sharmila Anugu, PTStamford, CT1053396069
- Paul Appleton, M.D.Naugatuck, CT1134186174
- Albert Ardao, MDNew London, CT1831223700
- Kwame Asante, MDHartford, CT1447570007
- Marilyn BagleyWest Hartford, CT1285149674
- Raghubinder Bajwa, M.D.Hartford, CT1508817107
Common questions
What is Safwan Zar, MD's NPI number?
Safwan Zar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215434428, issued on Apr 12, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Safwan Zar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Post RD W Ste 101, Westport, CT, 06880. Phone: (203) 226-2490. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Safwan Zar, MD's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 75844, 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 Safwan Zar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Safwan Zar, MD had 202 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Safwan Zar, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.2 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.