Terra R. Safer, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Terra R. Safer, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1598894172, issued on Mar 2, 2007. Check the license (California A76957, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Terra R. Safer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A76957 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 510 Superior Ave Ste 200B, Newport Beach, CA 92663
- Phone
- (949) 791-3001
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00A769570 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080423000220); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Terra R. Safer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A76957Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,700 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 74 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium141 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium133 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium119 claims
- Famotidine92 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate83 claims
- Gabapentin83 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
- Hoag ClinicNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Terra R. Safer among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Terra R. Safer, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
94 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Newport Beach
They are 94 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Terra R. Safer, MD's NPI number?
Terra R. Safer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598894172, issued on Mar 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Terra R. Safer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 Superior Ave Ste 200B, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 791-3001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Terra R. Safer, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A76957, 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 Terra R. Safer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Terra R. Safer, MD had 2,700 Medicare Part D claims for 271 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.