What is Rizwan Safdar's specialty?

Rizwan Safdar (NPI 1982651857) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Tucson, AZ.

Where does Rizwan Safdar practice?

Rizwan Safdar practices in Tucson, AZ, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1982651857.

How much does Medicare pay Rizwan Safdar?

Rizwan Safdar (NPI 1982651857) received approximately $144K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 689 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1982651857

Rizwan SafdarM.D.

PRACTICEIRONWOOD GASTROENTEROLOGY PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyTucson, AZI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,161

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,282

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$127K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 280 Gastroenterology providers in AZ — top quintile (cohort median 659).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,578

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

48.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Sodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg720 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium431 claims

Famotidine186 claims

Sucralfate137 claims

Omeprazole114 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.7

Quality

79.2

Cost

70.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.41%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$601

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

Travel and Lodging$601

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Rizwan Safdar'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). 36 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CARONDELET HEALTH NETWORK	272	721
NORTHWEST HOSPITAL LLC	80	154
Carlo Valentino Pathology · Loveland, CO	70	147
Christopher Gilles Pathology · Tucson, AZ	44	92
Southwest Ambulance Of Tucson Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Tucson, AZ	33	57
David Longenecker Anesthesiology · Tucson, AZ	30	60
Gary Sharp Anesthesiology · Tucson, AZ	27	46
YOSHINO, MARK	22	33
Sachin Shroff Diagnostic Radiology · Tucson, AZ	21	41
Christopher O'neill Anesthesiology · Tucson, AZ	19	40
KARTCHNER, ZANE	19	27
Joshua Walsh Diagnostic Radiology · Tucson, AZ	18	30

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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