Ali Safdar, MD
NPI 1043211303ActiveIndividual· Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry· Marion, IA
Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (MD) with Abbe Center for Community Mental Health Inc and 1 other group, practicing in Marion, Iowa. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $2,674,416 for 18,512 claims, against $54,425 paid for services in 2024. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $407.25 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists St Lukes Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1043211303 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 13, 2011 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry Primary | 2084P0800X | 20837 | IA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Psychiatry (IA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 372 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 942 across 13 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $54,425 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 18,512 · 20,506 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 893 |
| Total drug cost | $2,674,416 |
| Generic share | 93% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Psychiatry |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical groups
- Abbe Center for Community Mental Health IncCedar Rapids, IA · 40 clinicians
- Abbe Management CorpHiawatha, IA · 14 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$407.25 · 20 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$319.87 · 18 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. | $103.03 | 4 |
| Alkermes, Inc. | $76.23 | 4 |
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | $73.09 | 4 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $72.62 | 3 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $35.40 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$407.25 · 20 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records