Bauback Safa

  • San Francisco, CA
  • Surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician
NPI1093833980PAC ID6204981939
Medicare services, 2024
42
Medicare patients, 2024
30
Publications
50
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$388,933
Practice address
45 Castro St Lbby, San Francisco, CA 94114
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Primary practice

California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby)

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · San Francisco, California

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Bauback Safa is a surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician in San Francisco, California

Bauback Safa practices at California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby) in San Francisco, California.

Bauback Safa's NPI, 1093833980, was assigned on March 27, 2007. Bauback Safa graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 2001. Bauback Safa holds California license A83763.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6204981939
NPI enumeration date
March 27, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2001

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Bauback Safa practices at California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby) in San Francisco, California

Bauback Safa's primary practice is California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby), at 45 Castro St Lbby, San Francisco, CA 94114.

  • California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby)
    45 Castro St Lbby, San Francisco, CA 94114

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Bauback Safa is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Bauback Safa's primary practice is California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby) in San Francisco, California. Bauback Safa is also affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center Davies Campus. The medical group on file is The Buncke Clinic.

California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby)Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · San Francisco, CaliforniaPrimary
California Pacific Medical Center Davies CampusAcute care hospital, San Francisco, CAThe Buncke ClinicPlastic and cosmetic surgery group, San Francisco, CA

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Bauback Safa's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Bauback Safa practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby)Available with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Bauback Safa is one of 43 surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physicians in California

Surgery of the hand is Bauback Safa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2082S0105X. Bauback Safa is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Bauback Safa is licensed in California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery of the hand (plastic surgery), CaliforniaPrimaryLicense A83763 · 2003 to 2026 · taxonomy 2082S0105X

Surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physicians near Bauback Safa

Counts of surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

43surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physicians in California
2surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physicians in San Francisco

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Bauback Safa billed Medicare for 42 services in 2024

CMS data shows 42 Medicare services from Bauback Safa across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 30 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,769 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202442
Medicare patients30
Paid by Medicare$2,769
Procedure codes3

Bauback Safa's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 262024: 2912%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 13

Bauback Safa compared with the California median for surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physicians, 2024

  • Bauback Safa
  • California median
Medicare services
42vs 37189% below
Medicare patients
30vs 9267% below

Medians across 36 surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Bauback Safa's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Bauback Safa treated 30 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 30 Medicare patients who saw Bauback Safa in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 15 patients. 70% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Bauback Safa's median patient age at 42, with 23% women.

Medicare patients, 202430
Average age72
Average risk score1.22

Bauback Safa's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Bauback Safa's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure70%
  2. High cholesterol70%
  3. Arthritis57%
  4. Mood disorders40%
  5. Depression37%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Bauback Safa's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 42

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women23%
  • Men73%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Bauback Safa takes part in Medicare

Bauback Safa accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Bauback Safa has 50 publications on record

Dmand AI links 50 papers to Bauback Safa, published from 2011 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Plastic Surgery Procedures, Microsurgery and Peripheral Nerves. Bauback Safa has published most often in Microsurgery. Bauback Safa's most frequent co-authors are Gregory Millette Buncke, MD, Walter C. Lin, MD and Andrew James Watt, MD.

Papers50
Years published2011 to 2025

Bauback Safa's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Bauback Safa writes about most

  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Microsurgery
  • Peripheral Nerves
  • Gender-Affirming Surgery
  • Neurosurgical Procedures
  • Anastomosis, Surgical
  • Finger Injuries
  • Hand Injuries

Bauback Safa's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Bauback Safa

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Bauback Safa received $388,933 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 567 general payments to Bauback Safa from 50 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 57% of the total. AxoGen paid the most, $365,394.

General payments to Bauback Safa by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Bauback Safa by kind, 2016 to 2025

$388.9Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$222,56957%
  • Consulting fees$55,62514%
  • Travel and lodging$48,21212%
  • Food and beverage$40,32410%
  • Other$22,1886%

Companies that paid Bauback Safa the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Bauback Safa has 1 award and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Bauback Safa.

Awards and honors for Bauback Safa

  1. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Bauback Safa graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine

Bauback Safa graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 2001. Bauback Safa is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolStanford University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in plastic surgeryAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery
  3. Board certified in surgery of the handAmerican Board of Plastic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Bauback Safa accepts plans from 7 insurance carriers

Bauback Safa is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Bauback Safa accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare7
  2. PPO6
  3. HMO3
  4. POS3
  5. EPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Bauback Safa's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Bauback Safa's NPI number?

Bauback Safa's NPI number is 1093833980. It was assigned on March 27, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Bauback Safa specialize in?

Bauback Safa is a surgery of the hand (plastic surgery) physician in San Francisco, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery of the Hand (Plastic Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 2082S0105X).

Where does Bauback Safa practice?

Bauback Safa practices at 45 Castro St Lbby, San Francisco, CA 94114. Bauback Safa's primary practice is California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hosp - HOPD (45 Castro St Lbby) in San Francisco, California.

What is Bauback Safa's medical license number?

Bauback Safa holds California license A83763.

Which hospitals is Bauback Safa affiliated with?

Bauback Safa is affiliated with California Pacific Medical Center Davies Campus.

What medical group is Bauback Safa part of?

Bauback Safa is linked to The Buncke Clinic.

Does Bauback Safa accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Bauback Safa billed Medicare for 42 services in 2024, and Bauback Safa accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Bauback Safa see?

CMS counts 30 Medicare patients who saw Bauback Safa in 2024, with an average age of 72.

Is Bauback Safa board certified?

Yes. Bauback Safa is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.

What services does Bauback Safa bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Bauback Safa's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), diagnostic imaging (76000) and office visit, new patient (99203).

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Where did Bauback Safa go to medical school?

Bauback Safa graduated from Stanford University School Of Medicine in 2001.

Has Bauback Safa received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $388,933 in general payments to Bauback Safa from 50 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AxoGen.

How long has Bauback Safa been practicing?

Bauback Safa graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

Does Bauback Safa do research?

Dmand AI links 50 publications to Bauback Safa, published from 2011 to 2025.

Who does Bauback Safa publish with?

Bauback Safa's most frequent co-authors are Gregory Millette Buncke, MD (11 shared papers), Walter C. Lin, MD (9 shared papers) and Andrew James Watt, MD (8 shared papers).

What insurance does Bauback Safa accept?

Bauback Safa is in network with 7 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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