Individual provider Active NPI

Akber M Safi, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Poway, CA
National Provider Identifier
1215264189
Registry record updated Aug 8, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X
License
G83504 Issued in CA
Practice address
15525 Pomerado Rd Ste A1
Poway, CA 92064-2425
Phone
(858) 485-6444
NPI assigned
Nov 12, 2009
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Aug 8, 2025

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Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X G83504 CA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

15525 Pomerado Rd Ste A1
Poway, CA 92064-2425

Mailing address

15525 Pomerado Rd Ste A1
Poway, CA 92064-2425
Phone (858) 485-6444

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in CA
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20100901000165 CA Practitioner - Internal Medicine 2668596495 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Education
State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine, 1991
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
North County Internists Medical CorporationGroup PAC ID 0143260968, 3 clinicians
Focus on Health IncGroup PAC ID 0648624254, 63 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

15525 Pomerado Rd
Suite A1
Poway, CA 92064-2425
Phone (858) 485-6644

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Archer Health Inc Home health agency, Carlsbad, CA, CCN 053124
  • Active Health Services Home health agency, San Diego, CA, CCN 059672
  • Meridian Home Health Home health agency, San Diego, CA, CCN 059749
  • Emerald Triune Home Health Services, Inc Home health agency, Escondido, CA, CCN 059493
  • Palomar Health Downtown Campus Hospital, Escondido, CA, CCN 050115
  • Palomar Medical Center Poway Hospital, Poway, CA, CCN 050636
  • Sharp Memorial Hospital Hospital, San Diego, CA, CCN 050100

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Removal of skin lesions25

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
G83504CAMDInternal Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Focus on Health Inc CurrentSince Dec 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
Palomar Health Past Accepting new patients
San Diego Hospitalist Associates Inc Past Accepting new patients

Locations

15525 Pomerado Rd
Ste A1
Poway, CA 92064
Phone (858) 485-0050

8695 Spectrum Center Ct
San Diego, CA 92123
Phone (858) 499-3025

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: asafi34068@sharphealthcare.direct-ci.com

Organizations & group practices 4

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 8

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "fax_number": "858-485-0371"
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    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2009-11-12",
        "last_updated": "2025-08-08",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-08",
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    "identifiers": [],
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}

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