Valerie Saffar, APRN, CNP
Nurse Practitioner · Palos Heights, IL
Valerie Saffar, APRN, CNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1033775945, issued on May 15, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 209018678, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valerie Saffar
- Credential
- APRN, CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 209018678 IL
209.018678 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12251 S 80TH Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (708) 923-5869
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2019
- Record last updated
- Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 923-5859
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190826001379); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valerie Saffar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209018678Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,127 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium49 claims
- Gabapentin44 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate35 claims
- Lisinopril35 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl34 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate30 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Central Dupage Physician GroupPalos Heights, IL
- Physicians Immediate Care North Chicago LLCNew Lenox, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valerie Saffar among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Valerie Saffar, APRN, CNP is one of 4,892 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 54% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 3,389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Palos Heights
They are 57 of the 992 NPPES records with a practice address in Palos Heights, and 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Valerie Saffar, APRN, CNP's NPI number?
Valerie Saffar, APRN, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033775945, issued on May 15, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valerie Saffar, APRN, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12251 S 80TH Ave, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 923-5869. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valerie Saffar, APRN, CNP's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209018678, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Valerie Saffar, APRN, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valerie Saffar, APRN, CNP had 1,127 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Valerie Saffar, APRN, CNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.