Syed Atif Safdar, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Sacramento, CA
Syed Atif Safdar, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1144568007, issued on Jan 27, 2013. Check the license (California A149412, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Syed Atif Safdar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- A149412 CA
25MA09529400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Kaiser Permanente 2025 Morse Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95825
- Phone
- (916) 973-5000
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180206001245); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Syed Atif Safdar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A149412Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,334 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 43% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa237 claims
- Spiriva Respimat194 claims
- Prednisone119 claims
- Wixela Inhub115 claims
- Breyna82 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate67 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Syed Atif Safdar among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Syed Atif Safdar, MD is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2013, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
There are 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zainab Abdulsada, MBCHBSacramento, CA 958251144858333
- Steven Cocciardi, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958251760725618
- Ronald McCoySacramento, CA 958251285825950
- Thomas Shragg, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958251053344812
- Paramjeet Atwal, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958231306042684
- Kristine Galang, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958231093208670
- Jason Lam, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958231841584158
- Takudzwa MkorombindoSacramento, CA 958231497173892
Common questions
What is Syed Atif Safdar, MD's NPI number?
Syed Atif Safdar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144568007, issued on Jan 27, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Syed Atif Safdar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Kaiser Permanente 2025 Morse Avenue, Sacramento, CA, 95825. Phone: (916) 973-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Syed Atif Safdar, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A149412, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Syed Atif Safdar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Syed Atif Safdar, MD had 1,334 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.