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
- 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
75% 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 793 among the 6,932 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 3,710 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,441.21 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLCStorrs, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 190 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
- Rummana Aslam, MDNew London, CT1528103983
- Marilyn BagleyWest Hartford, CT1285149674
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 793. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Safwan Zar, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.