Dr. Ali Safdar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 896
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 372
- Part D claims, 2024
- 18,512
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $5,311
- Practice address
- 520 11th Street NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
- Practice phone
- Call (319) 398-3562
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Abbe Center for Community Mental Health
Outpatient Addiction Treatment · Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Dr. Ali Safdar is a psychiatrist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Dr. Safdar practices at Abbe Center for Community Mental Health in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Dr. Safdar's NPI, 1043211303, was assigned on August 9, 2005. Dr. Safdar holds Iowa license 20837.
- NPI
- 1043211303NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5890824379
- NPI enumeration date
- August 9, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (319) 398-3562
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 80
- Medical school graduation
- 1972
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ali Safdar practices at Abbe Center for Community Mental Health in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Dr. Safdar's primary practice is Abbe Center for Community Mental Health, at 520 11th Street NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405. The practice phone is (319) 398-3562.
- Abbe Center for Community Mental Health520 11th Street NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405Phone(319) 398-3562
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Ali Safdar is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Safdar's primary practice is Abbe Center for Community Mental Health in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Safdar is also affiliated with UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids. The medical group on file is UnityPoint Health - AbbeHealth Services - Abbe Center for Community Mental Health - Cedar Rapids. Dmand AI also links Dr. Safdar to 1 more medical group, named with a free account. Dr. Safdar's employer is on file too: a behavioral health center.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ali Safdar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Safdar practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Abbe Center for Community Mental Health | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ali Safdar is one of 276 psychiatrists in Iowa
Psychiatry is Dr. Safdar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Safdar is licensed in Iowa.
Specialties and state licenses
- Psychiatry, IowaPrimary
Psychiatrists near Dr. Safdar
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ali Safdar billed Medicare for 896 services in 2024
CMS data shows 896 Medicare services from Dr. Safdar across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 372 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,451 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Safdar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6942024: 6496%
- Other services
- 2023: 152024: 2471547%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 142024: 0100%
Dr. Safdar compared with the Iowa median for psychiatrists, 2024
- Dr. Safdar
- Iowa median
- Medicare services
- 896vs 1844.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 372vs 685.5 times
- Part D claims
- 18,375vs 156117.8 times
Medians across 295 psychiatrists in Iowa with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Safdar's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ali Safdar treated 372 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 57
CMS counts 372 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Safdar in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 214 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 72% have mood disorders. 64% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Safdar's median patient age at 65, with 62% women.
Dr. Safdar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Safdar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16544%
- Men20756%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Safdar's Medicare patients, 2024
- Anxiety75%
- Mood disorders72%
- Depression58%
- High cholesterol55%
- High blood pressure48%
- Schizophrenia and other psychoses36%
- Bipolar disorder30%
- Diabetes26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Safdar's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 65
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women62%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ali Safdar wrote 18,512 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Safdar wrote 18,512 Medicare Part D claims for 893 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 18,375 of them, across 95 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,610,090 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 19,298 claims across 97 drugs.
Dr. Safdar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic17,250 claims93%
- Brand-name1,262 claims7%
Dr. Safdar's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Safdar's Part D claims, 2024
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over9%1,629 of 18,512 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 19,2982024: 18,3755%
Drugs named by CMS: 95 in 2024, 97 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ali Safdar offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Safdar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Safdar as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Ali Safdar received $5,311 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 507 general payments to Dr. Safdar from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $1,478.
General payments to Dr. Safdar by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Safdar by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$5,21498%
- Education$972%
Companies that paid Dr. Safdar the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Ali Safdar's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ali Safdar's NPI number?
Dr. Ali Safdar's NPI number is 1043211303. It was assigned on August 9, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ali Safdar?
Dr. Ali Safdar is a psychiatrist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).
Where does Dr. Ali Safdar practice?
Dr. Safdar practices at 520 11th Street NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405. Dr. Safdar's primary practice is Abbe Center for Community Mental Health in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dmand AI also links Dr. Safdar to 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Ali Safdar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Safdar is (319) 398-3562.
What is Dr. Ali Safdar's medical license number?
Dr. Safdar holds Iowa license 20837.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ali Safdar affiliated with?
Dr. Safdar is affiliated with UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids.
What medical group is Dr. Ali Safdar part of?
Dr. Safdar is linked to UnityPoint Health - AbbeHealth Services - Abbe Center for Community Mental Health - Cedar Rapids. Dmand AI links Dr. Safdar to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Ali Safdar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Safdar billed Medicare for 896 services in 2024, and Dr. Safdar accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Ali Safdar offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Safdar as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ali Safdar see?
CMS counts 372 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Safdar in 2024, with an average age of 57.
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What services does Dr. Ali Safdar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Safdar's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare temporary code (Q3014) and office visit, established patient (99213).
What drugs does Dr. Ali Safdar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Safdar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Trazodone HCl, Buspirone HCl and Quetiapine Fumarate.
Has Dr. Ali Safdar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,311 in general payments to Dr. Safdar from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Ali Safdar been practicing?
Dr. Safdar graduated from medical school in 1972, 54 years ago.
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