Marc R Safran, MD
Orthopedic Surgery · Redwood City
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- 13
- 2 carriers
- Offices
- 3
Offices
3 locations · Stanford Health Care · 3,152 clinicians in this group
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Plans that list them
13 plans · 2 carriers
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13 of 13 plans
| Alignment Health BreathEasy (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Clarity (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Harmony (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes CalPlus (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Care (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Heart & Diabetes Choice (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Honor+ Plan (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health My Choice CalCare (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health Silicon (HMO C-SNP) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health smartHMO (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Alignment Health the ONE (HMO) | Alignment Health Plan | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
| Anthem Full Dual Advantage Aligned (HMO D-SNP) | Anthem Blue Cross | Listed | Oct 3, 2026 |
California Medical Board record
Licence A45656 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 1988 · expires 2028-08-31 · Duke University School of Medicine.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency departmentPart of Stanford Health Care, which runs 3 hospitalsHome of Stanford Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 4 of 5 · 83% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 5 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rate: 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Postoperative respiratory failure rate: 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.317, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.446, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — SSI - Colon Surgery: 0.241, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Stanford Health Care
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 5 better, 3 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 5 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 5 the same, 4 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 5.31 (4.24 to 6.37) · 8,661 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 14.1 (12.7 to 15.7) · 2,191 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 4.08 (1.95 to 6.21) · 5,296 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.317 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.446 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.241 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.7 (0.6 to 0.9) · 3,348 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.06 (0.45 to 1.67) · 5,374 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.86 (0.72 to 1) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 166.09 (137.88 to 194.3) · 470 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 1.1 · 192 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 6.4 · 146 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 9.7 · 253 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 880 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 10.3 · 935 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 8.7 · 501 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 7,730 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.13 (0 to 0.27) · 20,799 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.14 to 0.43) · 23,182 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 0.94 (0.2 to 1.68) · 5,694 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.36 (1.54 to 3.19) · 7,846 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 5.2 (3.76 to 6.64) · 5,603 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.38 (0.23 to 2.53) · 2,211 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.52 (0.21 to 0.83) · 19,915 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 3.6 · 416 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.869 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.857 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.368 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.2 · 247 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 1,021 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 47.8 · 258 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -1.6 · 990 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.8 · 976 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.5 · 959 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 5.2 (4.4 to 6.2) · 2,191 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.1 · 425 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.6 · 158 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.7 (10.4 to 15.4) · 4,578 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (6,810 patients answered, 25% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 4 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 4 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 4 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 5 |
| Room was "always" clean | 75% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 82% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 81% |
| Staff "always" explained | 63% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 89% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 76% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 80% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 87% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 79% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 76% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 79% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 88% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 53% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 83% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 50% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 90% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$13,799
Medicare paid this office $13,799 for 66 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 24 | $2,728 | $114 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 25 | $2,532 | $84 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 27 | $2,119 | $52 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 15 | More than 88% of doctors who do this |
| Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) | 1-10 | None |
Who their Medicare patients are
66 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 69 · Women 62% · Health risk score 0.72. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical orthopedic surgery clinician is at 1.13.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 48%.
The office billed $74,424, Medicare allowed $18,514 and paid $13,799; for 112 services of 16 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 66 | 112 | 69 | 0.72 | $74,424 | $13,799 |
| 2023 | 62 | 119 | 71 | 0.83 | $56,290 | $14,944 |
| 2022 | 55 | 112 | 68 | 0.61 | $63,089 | $13,462 |
| 2021 | 69 | 114 | 69 | 0.71 | $27,155 | $11,677 |
| 2020 | 56 | 97 | 69 | 0.66 | $44,119 | $9,684 |
| 2019 | 60 | 107 | 70 | 0.74 | $43,614 | $10,327 |
| 2018 | 54 | 111 | 69 | 0.72 | $88,107 | $17,085 |
| 2017 | 37 | 53 | 69 | 0.85 | $31,833 | $6,276 |
| 2016 | 27 | 49 | 70 | 0.70 | $44,061 | $6,051 |
| 2015 | 25 | 45 | 67 | 0.57 | $27,519 | $4,791 |
| 2014 | 30 | 44 | 64 | 0.73 | $16,664 | $3,031 |
| 2013 | 22 | 37 | 69 | 0.61 | $21,628 | $3,114 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 3 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 25 | $2,919 | $88 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 33 | $2,881 | $58 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 21 | $2,574 | $123 |
2022: 3 services
| Return visit (30+ min) | 27 | $2,992 | $88 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 30 | $2,483 | $54 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 16 | $1,943 | $121 |
2021: 3 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 36 | $2,953 | $57 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 23 | $2,628 | $91 |
| New patient visit (45+ min) | 22 | $2,595 | $118 |
2020: 2 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 34 | $2,669 | $45 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 15 | $966 | $64 |
2019: 3 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 32 | $2,129 | $43 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 19 | $1,349 | $67 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 17 | $1,018 | $60 |
2018: 3 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 27 | $2,006 | $45 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 22 | $1,477 | $67 |
| Return visit (30+ min) | 17 | $1,261 | $70 |
2017: 2 services
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 18 | $1,211 | $67 |
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 14 | $819 | $48 |
2016: 2 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 12 | $849 | $42 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 13 | $798 | $61 |
2015: 2 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 15 | $766 | $45 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 11 | $672 | $61 |
2014: 2 services
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 16 | $1,047 | $46 |
| New patient visit (30+ min) | 15 | $960 | $64 |
2013: 1 service
| Short return visit (20+ min) | 11 | $662 | $39 |
Money from drug and device companies
$107,152 in 2025
| 2025 | 2 | 32 | $107,058 | $107,152 |
| 2024 | 4 | 36 | $70,071 | $70,309 |
| 2023 | 4 | 47 | $87,776 | $89,642 |
| 2022 | 2 | 9 | $62,939 | $73,696 |
| 2021 | 4 | 17 | $74,696 | $76,391 |
| 2020 | 2 | 9 | $62,630 | $62,630 |
| 2019 | 5 | 47 | $102,727 | $109,617 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Smith+Nephew | Q-Fix | $106,069 | 7 payments
|
| Medacta USA | Mecta | $1,084 | 25 payments
|
See all 32 published payments
| Smith+Nephew | Royalties · 2025-11-26 | Q-Fix | $27,306 |
| Medacta USA | Consulting · 2025-11-13 | Mecta | $700 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-11-12 | Mecta | $1 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-11-12 | Mecta | $55 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-11-12 | Mecta | $3 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-11-12 | Mecta | $2 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-11-12 | Mecta | $7 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-11-12 | Mecta | $20 |
| Smith+Nephew | Royalties · 2025-08-30 | Q-Fix | $28,187 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-08-11 | Mecta | $4 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-08-11 | Mecta | $44 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-08-11 | Mecta | $1 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-08-11 | Mecta | $7 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-08-11 | Mecta | $7 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-08-11 | Mecta | $20 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-08-03 | Q-Fix | $39 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-07-17 | Q-Fix | $25 |
| Smith+Nephew | Royalties · 2025-05-24 | Q-Fix | $26,346 |
| Smith+Nephew | Meals · 2025-05-14 | Cap-Fix | $31 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-05-01 | Mecta | $5 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-05-01 | Mecta | $48 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-05-01 | Mecta | $23 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-05-01 | Mecta | $2 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-05-01 | Mecta | $9 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-05-01 | Mecta | $35 |
| Smith+Nephew | Royalties · 2025-02-26 | Q-Fix | $24,134 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-02-18 | Mecta | $3 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-02-18 | Mecta | $54 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-02-18 | Mecta | $0 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-02-18 | Mecta | $0 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-02-18 | Mecta | $12 |
| Medacta USA | Royalties · 2025-02-18 | Mecta | $19 |
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
2024: $70,309
| Smith+Nephew | Q-Fix | $69,080 | 5 payments
|
| Medacta USA | Mecta-C Cervical Cages | $1,034 | 28 payments
|
| Djo | Donjoy | $145 | 1 payment
|
| Stryker | Na | $51 | 2 payments
|
2023: $89,642
| Smith+Nephew | Q-Fix | $88,890 | 15 payments
|
| Medacta USA | Mecta | $688 | 30 payments
|
| Arthrex | None | $45 | 1 payment
|
| Evolution Surgical | None | $18 | 1 payment
|
2022: $73,696
| Smith+Nephew | Q-Fix | $72,654 | 7 payments
|
| Medacta USA | Mecta | $1,042 | 2 payments
|
2021: $76,391
| Smith+Nephew | Q-Fix Hip | $75,539 | 14 payments
|
| Medacta USA | Mecta | $700 | 1 payment
|
| Djo | None | $130 | 1 payment
|
| Stryker | Na | $22 | 1 payment
|
2020: $62,630
| Smith+Nephew | Q-Fix Hip | $59,130 | 7 payments
|
| Medacta USA | Mecta | $3,500 | 2 payments
|
2019: $109,617
| Smith+Nephew | Q-Fix | $90,977 | 32 payments
|
| Medacta USA | Amistem | $18,118 | 10 payments
|
| Organogenesis | Apligraf | $282 | 1 payment
|
| Djo | None | $198 | 3 payments
|
| HydroCision | Tenjet | $41 | 1 payment
|
Research money
Money a company paid to run a study. Where it went to their institution, the clinician is named as an investigator and did not receive it; the amount covers the whole study, often across many sites.
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. · Hipstr-the Hip Surgical Treatment Registry Aka North American Hip Arthroscopy Registry · 2025 | Their institution | $210,000 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. · 2022 | Their institution | $180,000 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. · 2021 | Their institution | $120,000 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. · Hipstr-the Hip Surgical Treatment Registry Aka North American Hip Arthroscopy Registry · 2023 | Their institution | $60,000 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. · Hipstr-the Hip Surgical Treatment Registry Aka North American Hip Arthroscopy Registry · 2024 | Their institution | $7,000 |
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 76.5 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1134170467
- Licence
- CA A45656California A45656: Current · expires 2028-08-31
- Trained
- Duke University School of Medicine, 1987
- Group
- Stanford Health Care
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Male
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Medicaid ID
- CA 00A456560
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207XX0005X (207XX0005X); Orthopedic surgery (207X00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Edwards R105, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2006-05-12
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-27
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-27
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.