Physician

Nasser Saffarian

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Nasser Saffarian (NPI: 1073684122) practices nephrology in the Minot, ND market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Ward, ND. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is TRINITY HEALTH (NPI: 1083653752; TIN: 450226558) and primary practice location at 58701-7669. Saffarian is affiliated with the Caravan Collaborative Pathways (ACO ID: A4604), Caravan Health ACO 50 LLC (ACO ID: A5160), Sound Physicians Long Term Care Management, LLC (ACO ID: A5220), The Rural Advantage LLC (ACO ID: A5257), and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (ACO ID: A5645), participating under the MSSP model.

Saffarian's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 888 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,040 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $219,030 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99222 (Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes). Part D data shows 4,961 prescription claims across 506 beneficiaries totaling $158,038 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). DME data shows 71 claims. Open Payments data shows 5 records totaling $152. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have declined steadily, from $324,115 to $158,038. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and fell sharply in recent years, from $9,243 to $1,481.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	750	4,587	$207,669
2016	743	2,614	$192,228
2017	760	2,555	$192,456
2018	737	2,659	$186,488
2019	992	3,094	$213,650
2020	1,020	3,470	$219,927
2021	955	3,971	$254,627
2022	889	3,824	$247,523
2023	885	2,656	$219,339
2024	888	3,040	$219,030

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	326	4,966	$324,115
2016	287	4,404	$325,282
2017	291	4,248	$305,220
2018	361	4,585	$261,372
2019	446	5,384	$317,846
2020	429	5,187	$455,141
2021	462	4,543	$261,247
2022	449	4,434	$225,380
2023	460	4,597	$252,487
2024	506	4,961	$158,038

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	16	356	$23,984
2016	15	256	$12,525
2017	N/R	189	$10,496
2018	11	151	$9,363
2019	N/R	131	$7,075
2020	N/R	179	$8,615
2021	N/R	105	$4,260
2022	N/R	33	$276
2023	N/R	108	$6,507
2024	N/R	71	$4,916

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99222	Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	127	135	$98
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	95	95	$83
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	410	510	$64
99232	Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	281	725	$59
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	90	92	$39

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Eliquis	Apixaban	30	1,149	$24,291
Tradjenta	Linagliptin	18	634	$11,084
Calcium Acetate	Calcium Acetate	72	2,444	$5,549
Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	183	7,625	$5,289
Kerendia	Finerenone	12	216	$4,776

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
J7503	Tacrolimus, extended release, (envarsus xr), oral, 0.25 mg	N	N/R	12	$2,970
E1390	Oxygen concentrator, single delivery port, capable of delivering 85 percent or greater oxygen concentration at the prescribed flow rate	Y	N/R	12	$865
E1392	Portable oxygen concentrator, rental	Y	N/R	12	$404
J7517	Mycophenolate mofetil, oral, 250 mg	N	N/R	12	$307
Q0511	Pharmacy supply fee for oral anti-cancer, oral anti-emetic or immunosuppressive drug(s); for the first prescription in a 30-day period	N	N/R	11	$207

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	5	$152	Melinta Therapeutics, LLC
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Nasser Saffarian?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Nasser Saffarian (NPI 1073684122), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Nasser Saffarian have ACO affiliation data?

Nasser Saffarian is shown with ACO affiliation data for Caravan Collaborative Pathways (MSSP, ACO ID A4604), Caravan Health ACO 50 LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5160), Sound Physicians Long Term Care Management, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5220), The Rural Advantage LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5257), and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5645).

What billing organization is linked to Nasser Saffarian?

Nasser Saffarian is linked to TRINITY HEALTH (billing NPI 1083653752) in the available physician profile data.

Does Nasser Saffarian have Open Payments data?

Nasser Saffarian has 5 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.