Donna Shuka Saffaei

  • Lynchburg, VA
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1417585639PAC ID1456755024
Medicare services, 2024
70
Medicare patients, 2024
80
Part D claims, 2024
77
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
93
Practice address
3300 Rivermont Avenue, Krise Building, 5th Floor, Lynchburg, VA 24503
Practice phone
Call (434) 200-1960
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Primary practice

Centra Specialty Hospital

Hospital · Lynchburg, Virginia

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Donna Shuka Saffaei is an emergency medicine physician in Lynchburg, Virginia

Donna Saffaei practices at Centra Specialty Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia, part of Centra Health.

Donna Saffaei's NPI, 1417585639, was assigned on April 1, 2020. Donna Saffaei graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 2020. Donna Saffaei holds Virginia license 0101282333.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1456755024
NPI enumeration date
April 1, 2020
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(434) 200-1960
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
32
Medical school graduation
2020

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

Donna Shuka Saffaei practices at Centra Specialty Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia

Donna Saffaei's primary practice is Centra Specialty Hospital, at 3300 Rivermont Avenue, Krise Building, 5th Floor, Lynchburg, VA 24503 in Lynchburg City. The practice phone is (434) 200-1960.

  • Centra Specialty Hospital
    3300 Rivermont Avenue, Krise Building, 5th Floor, Lynchburg, VA 24503 · Lynchburg CityPhone(434) 200-1960

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Donna Shuka Saffaei is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 6 medical groups

Donna Saffaei's primary practice is Centra Specialty Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia, part of Centra Health. Donna Saffaei is also affiliated with Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. The medical group on file is Centra Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Donna Saffaei to 1 more hospital and 5 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Donna Shuka Saffaei's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Donna Saffaei practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Centra Specialty HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 5 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Donna Shuka Saffaei is one of 1,686 emergency medicine physicians in Virginia

Emergency medicine is Donna Saffaei's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Donna Saffaei is licensed in Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, VirginiaPrimaryLicense 0101282333 · taxonomy 207P00000X

Emergency medicine physicians near Donna Saffaei

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Donna Shuka Saffaei billed Medicare for 70 services in 2024

CMS data shows 70 Medicare services from Donna Saffaei across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 80 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,612 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202470
Medicare patients80
Paid by Medicare$9,612
Procedure codes2

Donna Saffaei compared with the Virginia median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Donna Saffaei
  • Virginia median
Medicare services
70vs 31177% below
Medicare patients
80vs 30774% below

Medians across 1,632 emergency medicine physicians in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Donna Saffaei'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

Donna Shuka Saffaei treated 80 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 80

CMS counts 80 Medicare patients who saw Donna Saffaei in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 30 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Donna Saffaei's median patient age at 66, with 57% women.

Medicare patients, 202480
Average age80
Average risk score2.38
Also on Medicaid19%

Donna Saffaei's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Donna Saffaei's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5063%
  • Men3038%

Chronic conditions among Donna Saffaei's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis56%
  4. Chronic kidney disease48%
  5. Diabetes46%
  6. Anxiety39%
  7. Atrial fibrillation38%
  8. Heart failure36%

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

Donna Saffaei's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 66

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women57%
  • Men42%

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

Donna Shuka Saffaei wrote 77 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Donna Saffaei wrote 77 Medicare Part D claims for 45 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs.

Part D claims, 202477
Part D patients45

Donna Saffaei's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic71 claims92%
  • Brand-name and other6 claims8%

Drug classes CMS tracks in Donna Saffaei's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics31%24 of 77 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Donna Shuka Saffaei scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Donna Saffaei for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Donna Saffaei accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Donna Saffaei's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 93of 100Final score
  • 83.6of 100Quality
  • 94of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Donna Shuka Saffaei has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Donna Saffaei in 2020. Donna Saffaei's most frequent co-author is Shannon C. Lovett, MD.

Papers2

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Donna Shuka Saffaei received $55 in industry payments in 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Donna Saffaei from 1 drug or device company in 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $55.

Companies that paid Donna Saffaei the most, 2024 to 2024

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

Donna Shuka Saffaei graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

Donna Saffaei graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 2020.

  1. Medical schoolLoyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine

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Sources for Donna Shuka Saffaei's profile data

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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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Donna Shuka Saffaei's NPI number?

Donna Shuka Saffaei's NPI number is 1417585639. It was assigned on April 1, 2020, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Donna Shuka Saffaei specialize in?

Donna Shuka Saffaei is an emergency medicine physician in Lynchburg, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Donna Shuka Saffaei practice?

Donna Saffaei practices at 3300 Rivermont Avenue, Krise Building, 5th Floor, Lynchburg, VA 24503. Donna Saffaei's primary practice is Centra Specialty Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia, part of Centra Health. Dmand AI also links Donna Saffaei to 1 hospital and 5 medical groups.

What is Donna Shuka Saffaei's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Donna Saffaei is (434) 200-1960.

What is Donna Shuka Saffaei's medical license number?

Donna Saffaei holds Virginia license 0101282333.

Which hospitals is Donna Shuka Saffaei affiliated with?

Donna Saffaei practices at Centra Specialty Hospital in Lynchburg, Virginia. Donna Saffaei is also affiliated with Centra Lynchburg General Hospital. Dmand AI links Donna Saffaei to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Donna Shuka Saffaei part of?

Donna Saffaei is linked to Centra Medical Group. Dmand AI links Donna Saffaei to 5 more medical groups.

Does Donna Shuka Saffaei accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Donna Saffaei billed Medicare for 70 services in 2024, and Donna Saffaei accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Donna Shuka Saffaei's MIPS score?

Donna Saffaei's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Donna Shuka Saffaei see?

CMS counts 80 Medicare patients who saw Donna Saffaei in 2024, with an average age of 80.

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What services does Donna Shuka Saffaei bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Donna Saffaei's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285) and critical care (99291).

Where did Donna Shuka Saffaei go to medical school?

Donna Saffaei graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 2020.

Has Donna Shuka Saffaei received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $55 in general payments to Donna Saffaei from 1 company from 2024 to 2024. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Donna Shuka Saffaei been practicing?

Donna Saffaei graduated from medical school in 2020, 6 years ago.

Does Donna Shuka Saffaei do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Donna Saffaei.

Who does Donna Shuka Saffaei publish with?

Donna Saffaei's most frequent co-authors are Shannon C. Lovett, MD (1 shared paper).

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