Dr. Safdar N. Khan, MD

Dr. Khan practices at Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, part of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.

Dr. Khan's NPI, 1083816193, was assigned on June 1, 2007. Dr. Khan graduated from Aga Khan Medical College in 1998. Dr. Khan's Ohio license number on file is 35.097746.

Dr. Khan's primary practice is Ohio State University Hospital, at 410 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 in Franklin County. The practice phone is (614) 293-9700.

Dr. Khan's primary practice is Ohio State University Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, part of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Dr. Khan is also affiliated with UC Davis Medical Center. The medical group on file is UC Davis Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Khan to 1 more hospital, 4 home health agencies, 2 hospital outpatient departments and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Khan practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Khan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Khan is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Khan's licenses on file in 3 states: Ohio, California and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, hand joint or tendon inflammation, joint pain, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems and nerve damage among the conditions Dr. Khan treats.

CMS data shows 630 Medicare services from Dr. Khan across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 270 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $143,013 for them.

CMS counts 270 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Khan in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 132 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Khan's median patient age at 63, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Khan wrote 51 Medicare Part D claims for 26 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 25 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $37 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 27 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Khan for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Khan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Khan as offering telehealth. CMS counts 252 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Khan, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

Dmand AI links 131 papers to Dr. Khan, published from 2008 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 15. The most frequent topics are Spinal Fusion, Postoperative Complications and Lumbar Vertebrae. Dr. Khan has published most often in Clin Spine Surg. Dr. Khan's most frequent co-authors are Nikhil Jain, MBBS, MD, Frank M. Phillips, MD and Thomas John Scharschmidt, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Khan to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Lordosis, Spondylolisthesis and Kyphosis.

CMS Open Payments shows 362 general payments to Dr. Khan from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 63% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $257,451. It also lists 3 research payments totaling $2,248 in 2025.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Khan, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Khan graduated from Aga Khan Medical College in 1998.

Dr. Khan is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.