Dr. Amir Saffarian, MD

Dr. Saffarian practices at South Valley Urology in Morgan Hill, California.

Dr. Saffarian's NPI, 1861590176, was assigned on September 20, 2006. Dr. Saffarian graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Saffarian holds California license A65914.

Dr. Saffarian's primary practice is South Valley Urology, at 18181 Butterfield Blvd Ste 185, Morgan Hill, CA 95037-8103. The practice phone is (408) 779-2009.

Dr. Saffarian's primary practice is South Valley Urology in Morgan Hill, California. Dr. Saffarian is also affiliated with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. The medical group on file is Urological Surgeons of Northern California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Saffarian to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Saffarian practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Saffarian's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Saffarian is board certified in urology by the American Board of Urology. Dr. Saffarian is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists bladder disease, enlarged prostate, enlarged prostate transurethral surgery (TURP), erectile dysfunction, kidney removal surgery, kidney stone disease, prostate cancer and testicular dysfunction among the conditions Dr. Saffarian treats.

CMS data shows 11,348 Medicare services from Dr. Saffarian across 34 procedure codes in 2024, for 773 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,049,637 for them.

CMS counts 773 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Saffarian in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 344 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Saffarian's median patient age at 62, with 19% women.

In 2024, Dr. Saffarian wrote 2,436 Medicare Part D claims for 649 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,387 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $111,343 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,995 claims across 14 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Saffarian for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Saffarian accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 42 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Saffarian, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Saffarian. Dr. Saffarian's most frequent co-authors are Regina Gandour-Edwards, MD, Zelanna Goldberg, MD and Edward Karpman, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 395 general payments to Dr. Saffarian from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Teleflex LLC paid the most, $12,289.

Dr. Saffarian graduated from Ohio State College of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Saffarian is a member of American Association of Clinical Urologists and American Urological Association.

Dr. Saffarian is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.