Dr. Elyas David Safar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 716
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 267
- Part D claims, 2024
- 831
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 7
- Practice address
- 915 East 1st Street, Duluth, MN 55805
- Practice phone
- Call (218) 249-5555
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Elyas David Safar is a nephrologist in Duluth, Minnesota
Dr. Safar practices at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, part of Aspirus.
Dr. Safar's NPI, 1356305932, was assigned on April 12, 2006. Dr. Safar holds Minnesota license 77299.
- NPI
- 1356305932NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1254392699
- NPI enumeration date
- April 12, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (218) 249-5555
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Elyas David Safar practices at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota
Dr. Safar's primary practice is Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital, at 915 East 1st Street, Duluth, MN 55805 in St. Louis County. The practice phone is (218) 249-5555.
- Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital915 East 1st Street, Duluth, MN 55805 · St. Louis CountyPhone(218) 249-5555
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Elyas David Safar is affiliated with 10 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Safar's primary practice is Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, part of Aspirus. Dr. Safar is also affiliated with Essentia Health-Duluth (Miller-Dwan, Building D). The medical group on file is Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Safar to 5 more hospitals, 3 dialysis centers and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Elyas David Safar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Safar practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +9 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Elyas David Safar is one of 213 nephrologists in Minnesota
Nephrology is Dr. Safar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dmand AI has Dr. Safar's licenses on file in 2 states: Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, MinnesotaPrimary
- Wisconsin license
Nephrologists near Dr. Safar
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Elyas David Safar billed Medicare for 716 services in 2024
CMS data shows 716 Medicare services from Dr. Safar across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 267 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $75,955 for them.
Dr. Safar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5362024: 4938%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 2462024: 2239%
Where Dr. Safar's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office30843%
- In a facility40857%
Dr. Safar compared with the Minnesota median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Safar
- Minnesota median
- Medicare services
- 716vs 49345% above
- Medicare patients
- 267vs 18544% above
- Part D claims
- 677vs 37282% above
Medians across 200 nephrologists in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Safar'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. Elyas David Safar treated 267 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 267 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Safar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 94 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Safar's median patient age at 71, with 47% women.
Dr. Safar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Safar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12647%
- Men14153%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Safar's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes65%
- Heart failure53%
- Ischemic heart disease53%
- Arthritis52%
- Mood disorders40%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Safar's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men53%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Elyas David Safar wrote 831 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Safar wrote 831 Medicare Part D claims for 165 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 677 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $79,919 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 615 claims across 19 drugs.
Dr. Safar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic726 claims87%
- Brand-name105 claims13%
Dr. Safar'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. Safar's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics2%15 of 831 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: 6152024: 67710%
Drugs named by CMS: 20 in 2024, 19 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. Elyas David Safar offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Safar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Safar as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Elyas David Safar has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Safar in 2013. Dr. Safar's most frequent co-authors are Riad R. Azar, MD, Reena Vijay Chokshi, MD and Vladimir Markovicl Kushnir, MD.
Dr. Safar's most frequent co-authors
- Riad R. Azar, MD1 shared paper
- Reena Vijay Chokshi, MD1 shared paper
- Vladimir Markovicl Kushnir, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Safar
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Elyas David Safar received $40,580 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 277 general payments to Dr. Safar from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 55% of the total. Relypsa, Inc. paid the most, $36,112.
General payments to Dr. Safar by program year, 2016 to 2024
General payments to Dr. Safar by kind, 2016 to 2024
- Speaker and faculty fees$22,31355%
- Consulting fees$8,40021%
- Food and beverage$5,83314%
- Travel and lodging$4,02410%
- Education$110%
Companies that paid Dr. Safar the most, 2016 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Elyas David Safar'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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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. Elyas David Safar's NPI number?
Dr. Elyas David Safar's NPI number is 1356305932. It was assigned on April 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Elyas David Safar?
Dr. Elyas David Safar is a nephrologist in Duluth, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Elyas David Safar practice?
Dr. Safar practices at 915 East 1st Street, Duluth, MN 55805. Dr. Safar's primary practice is Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota, part of Aspirus. Dmand AI also links Dr. Safar to 5 hospitals, 3 dialysis centers and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Elyas David Safar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Safar is (218) 249-5555.
What is Dr. Elyas David Safar's medical license number?
Dr. Safar holds Minnesota license 77299, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Elyas David Safar been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Safar in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Which hospitals is Dr. Elyas David Safar affiliated with?
Dr. Safar practices at Aspirus St. Luke's Hospital in Duluth, Minnesota. Dr. Safar is also affiliated with Essentia Health-Duluth (Miller-Dwan, Building D). Dmand AI links Dr. Safar to 5 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Elyas David Safar part of?
Dr. Safar is linked to Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Safar to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Elyas David Safar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Safar billed Medicare for 716 services in 2024, and Dr. Safar accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Elyas David Safar offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Safar as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Elyas David Safar see?
CMS counts 267 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Safar in 2024, with an average age of 71.
What services does Dr. Elyas David Safar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Safar's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, established patient (99214) and dialysis (90961).
What drugs does Dr. Elyas David Safar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Safar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Torsemide, Amlodipine Besylate and Allopurinol.
Has Dr. Elyas David Safar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $40,580 in general payments to Dr. Safar from 36 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Relypsa, Inc.
How long has Dr. Elyas David Safar been practicing?
Dr. Safar graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
Does Dr. Elyas David Safar do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Safar.
Who does Dr. Elyas David Safar publish with?
Dr. Safar's most frequent co-authors are Riad R. Azar, MD (1 shared paper), Reena Vijay Chokshi, MD (1 shared paper) and Vladimir Markovicl Kushnir, MD (1 shared paper).
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