NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Shahzad Safdar, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Cincinnati, OH

Shahzad Safdar, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1265432975, issued on Jul 22, 2005. Check the license (Ohio 35074422, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265432975
Name
Shahzad Safdar
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
35074422 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8251 Pine Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236
Phone
(513) 841-0222
Enumerated
Jul 22, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(513) 841-0638
Medicaid ID
2064484 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040511001444); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 499 in Ohio → Look up another NPI →

Also registered at 8251 Pine Road

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shaoming Huang, M.D.Nephrology Physician1770583486
  2. Muhammad Khan, MDNephrology Physician1568462299
  3. Ian Meyer, D.O.Nephrology Physician1083836043
  4. Deborah Taylor, NPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1790785400

Verify Shahzad Safdar in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
    Search for license 35074422    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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45% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

2,126 Medicare Part D claims for 292 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Shahzad Safdar2,126
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Spironolactone142 claims
  2. Chlorthalidone140 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium118 claims
  4. Farxiga107 claims
  5. Furosemide92 claims
  6. Olmesartan Medoxomil92 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: $760.30

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Shahzad Safdar$760.30
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. Mt. Auburn Nephrology Inc.Cincinnati, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Shahzad Safdar among 499 nephrology physician records in Ohio

Shahzad Safdar, M.D. is one of 499 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2002 among the 374 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 62% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Ohio

There are 499 nephrology physician records in Ohio.

All 499 in Ohio → Every provider in Cincinnati → Nephrology Physician nationwide →

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Firas Adeel, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361679927842
  2. Sudhir Adhikari, MDCincinnati, OH 452361972705960
  3. Farhan Arif, MDCincinnati, OH 452361194900670
  4. Muhammad Ashraf, MDCincinnati, OH 452361679737076
  5. Loren Cohen, MDCincinnati, OH 452361003816729
  6. Shaoming Huang, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361770583486
  7. Muhammad Khan, MDCincinnati, OH 452361568462299
  8. Muhammad Khan, M.B.B.SCincinnati, OH 452361699025312

Common questions

What is Shahzad Safdar, M.D.'s NPI number?

Shahzad Safdar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265432975, issued on Jul 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Shahzad Safdar, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8251 Pine Road, Cincinnati, OH, 45236. Phone: (513) 841-0222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Shahzad Safdar, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35074422, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Shahzad Safdar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Shahzad Safdar, M.D. had 2,126 Medicare Part D claims for 292 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.