Active NPI 1356305932 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Elyas David Safar , MD

Internal Medicine - Nephrology • Duluth, MN

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Elyas Safar, MD is a certified Internal Medicine - Nephrology practicing in Duluth, MN. With approximately 29 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1997, Dr. Safar delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 400 E 3RD ST.

Dr. Safar is affiliated with The Duluth Clinic Ltd and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, established patient outpatient office visit, dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older). Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

400 E 3rd St

Duluth, MN 558051951

Telephone 2187868364

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 The Duluth Clinic, Ltd Facility NPI 1245278209

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1997

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine - Nephrology in Duluth, MN

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

29 Yrs -0.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 29.4 Yrs

State Avg: 27.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

12 Specialists

Practicing in Duluth, MN (266 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

41.7% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

60.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Safar (29 Years) 29 Yrs

Duluth Specialty Average (29.4 Years) 29.4 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	191	80	$159.02	$74.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	125	76	$214.74	$122.96
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	102	44	$848.67	$277.70
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	70	40	$192.31	$67.48
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	63	57	$430.65	$163.66
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	56	26	$246.71	$113.15
90962 Dialysis services, 1 physician visit per month (20 years or older)	51	33	$608.88	$193.17
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	16	13	$290.00	$173.01
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	12	$290.14	$118.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	13	$231.36	$92.13
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$432.29	$159.22

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	181	73	$147.00	$78.48
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	146	91	$205.00	$126.32
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	116	49	$181.00	$70.82
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	80	15	$578.00	$290.05
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	48	34	$290.00	$177.12
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	43	23	$210.00	$118.04
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	37	34	$397.00	$172.04
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$328.00	$164.73
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	28	11	$702.00	$348.79
90962 Dialysis services, 1 physician visit per month (20 years or older)	22	14	$423.00	$199.34
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	21	20	$270.00	$129.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	18	18	$138.00	$89.27
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	12	12	$406.00	$217.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	247	80	$145.25	$70.75
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	153	49	$181.65	$72.44
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	147	122	$204.01	$125.95
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	60	28	$584.72	$295.56
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	57	42	$288.52	$180.52
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	36	33	$396.22	$196.40
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	36	36	$137.30	$90.01
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	35	25	$209.69	$101.36
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	22	22	$325.78	$166.93
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	22	22	$268.78	$134.64
90962 Dialysis services, 1 physician visit per month (20 years or older)	21	14	$428.73	$202.97
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	15	15	$403.31	$221.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0881 Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 microgram (non-esrd use)	2,590	14	$17.00	$3.34
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	722	378	$277.00	$127.00
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	599	123	$241.00	$71.11
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	155	39	$493.00	$73.09
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	120	107	$648.00	$199.45
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	110	19	$1230.00	$358.40
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	89	61	$374.00	$175.29
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	81	21	$688.00	$295.55
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	77	72	$188.00	$89.47
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	72	13	$626.00	$287.85
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	67	67	$539.00	$218.01
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	51	20	$45.00	$13.73
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	21	20	$444.95	$132.40
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	20	17	$348.00	$102.89
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	12	$277.00	$100.06
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$428.00	$166.68

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0881 Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 microgram (non-esrd use)	3,436	17	$17.00	$3.73
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	857	380	$277.00	$105.74
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	721	145	$241.00	$71.93
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	183	155	$188.00	$72.57
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	182	143	$647.92	$201.70
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	177	40	$492.99	$73.77
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	145	22	$1230.00	$282.19
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	108	11	$624.50	$236.22
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	92	68	$372.95	$141.58
90945 Dialysis procedure including 1 evaluation	91	16	$308.00	$85.91
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	73	73	$539.00	$205.28
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	72	36	$348.00	$104.24
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	65	18	$659.08	$237.61
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	65	19	$45.00	$13.58
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$428.00	$161.59
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	19	$441.00	$137.28
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	12	12	$26.00	$16.17
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	11	11	$349.00	$105.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0881 Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 microgram (non-esrd use)	2,720	27	$17.00	$3.81
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	646	341	$277.15	$105.01
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	376	81	$348.00	$99.70
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	325	178	$374.00	$138.93
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	315	67	$240.96	$71.83
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	261	218	$188.00	$71.31
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	149	106	$647.92	$198.88
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	126	14	$1230.00	$277.32
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	94	94	$539.00	$201.77
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	91	11	$608.00	$233.65
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	77	23	$492.00	$72.62
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	67	32	$45.99	$15.92
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	49	20	$147.00	$38.98
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	48	12	$984.00	$233.73
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	38	27	$334.00	$105.11
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$432.09	$155.32
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	18	18	$26.00	$15.85
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	16	15	$581.00	$183.23
90653 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle	13	13	$64.00	$58.34

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0881 Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 microgram (non-esrd use)	3,066	23	$10.92	$3.77
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	687	295	$277.00	$103.56
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	354	83	$348.00	$103.21
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	338	187	$374.00	$138.82
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	189	56	$241.00	$72.03
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	130	93	$647.77	$199.92
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	102	20	$492.00	$72.23
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	91	91	$539.00	$200.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	78	68	$188.00	$70.22
90945 Dialysis procedure including 1 evaluation	33	11	$517.00	$78.83
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	20	13	$374.00	$109.81
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	18	14	$67.00	$19.49
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$428.00	$160.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J0881 Injection, darbepoetin alfa, 1 microgram (non-esrd use)	2,450	22	$8.90	$3.85
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	571	203	$277.60	$102.85
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	518	112	$227.00	$70.89
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	128	99	$636.00	$199.92
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	120	76	$374.00	$138.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	76	59	$188.00	$69.51
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	74	74	$429.24	$159.53
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	67	35	$327.00	$102.86
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	65	12	$216.00	$67.35
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	56	56	$543.07	$193.41
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	42	11	$492.00	$71.23
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	32	13	$67.00	$23.88

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2024-09-24

Internal Medicine - Nephrology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X

State License MN 77299

An internist who treats disorders of the kidney, high blood pressure, fluid and mineral balance and dialysis of body wastes when the kidneys do not function. This specialist consults with surgeons about kidney transplantation.

Internal Medicine - Nephrology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X

State License WI 4724-320

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

3339334 (TN)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

The Duluth Clinic Ltd

1615 Maple Ln, Ashland, WI 548063630

Phone: 7156857500

The Duluth Clinic Ltd

400 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 558051951

Phone: 2187868364

Secondary Practice Locations

1615 Maple Ln

Ashland, WI 548063626

Phone: 7156857500

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

40 Associated Practitioners

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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner

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Hospitalist

NPI 1003565292

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Kelsey O'neil , APRN, CNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1003677303

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner

Annette Barker

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1003845595

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NPI 1003847385

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

11 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location September 24, 2024

Registered at 400 E 3RD ST, DULUTH, MN 558051951 (Tel: 2187868364)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 24, 2024

Registered at 400 E 3RD ST, DULUTH, MN 558051951 (Tel: 2187868364)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 24, 2024

Internal Medicine (License #4724-320 in WI)

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Updated Practice Location March 01, 2022

Registered at 621 S NEW BALLAS RD STE 3015B, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631418267 (Tel: 3142516344)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 01, 2022

Registered at 621 S NEW BALLAS RD STE 3015B, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631418267 (Tel: 3142516344)

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NPI Profile Active September 07, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 07, 2016

Registered at 927 BROADWAY ST, QUINCY, IL 623012719 (Tel: 2172246423)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 07, 2016

Registered at 927 BROADWAY ST, QUINCY, IL 623012719 (Tel: 2172246423)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 07, 2016

Recorded as ELYAS SAFAR, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 07, 2016

Internal Medicine (License #MD0000038565 in TN)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration April 12, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1356305932

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: April 12, 2006

Last Update: September 24, 2024

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

400 E 3rd St

Duluth, MN 558051951

Phone: 2187868364

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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