What is Kassem Safa's specialty?

Kassem Safa (NPI 1336397231) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Boston, MA.

Where does Kassem Safa practice?

Kassem Safa practices in Boston, MA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1336397231.

How much does Medicare pay Kassem Safa?

Kassem Safa (NPI 1336397231) received approximately $92K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 246 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1336397231

Kassem SafaM.D

NephrologyBoston, MAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

550

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,019

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$88K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 270 Nephrology providers in MA — above median (cohort median 904).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,583

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$150K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

15.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone284 claims

Amlodipine Besylate146 claims

Carvedilol79 claims

Tacrolimus77 claims

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim73 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$172

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$172

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$172

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kassem Safa's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 4 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	46	524
David Wojciechowski Nephrology · Dallas, TX	14	80
Ajay Singh Diagnostic Radiology · Boston, MA	13	36
Eliot Heher Nephrology · Boston, MA	13	54

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	25	307
James Markmann General Surgery · Philadelphia, PA	12	45
Winfred Williams Nephrology · Boston, MA	12	59
Nahel Elias General Surgery · Boston, MA	11	26

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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