Sam Safaee, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Santa Maria, CA
Sam Safaee, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Santa Maria, California, and NPI 1609172030, issued on Feb 2, 2011. Check the license (California PA21412, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam Safaee
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA21412 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 S Miller St Ste 103, Santa Maria, CA 93454
- Phone
- (805) 314-2175
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2024
- Fax
- (805) 314-2219
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110622000021); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sam Safaee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA21412Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
2,104 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl154 claims
- Aripiprazole114 claims
- Clonazepam113 claims
- Olanzapine111 claims
- Risperidone111 claims
- Trazodone Hcl105 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: $294.09
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Chris E Esguerra MD PCAtascadero, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sam Safaee among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Sam Safaee, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
150 physician assistant records list a practice address in Santa Maria
They are 150 of the 3,047 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Maria, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Sam Safaee, PA-C's NPI number?
Sam Safaee, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609172030, issued on Feb 2, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam Safaee, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 S Miller St Ste 103, Santa Maria, CA, 93454. Phone: (805) 314-2175. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam Safaee, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA21412, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Sam Safaee, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sam Safaee, PA-C had 2,104 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.