Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Jordan Safirstein, MD
Cardiovascular Disease · Mountain Lakes, NJ
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
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What this data tells you about Dr. Safirstein
Dr. Jordan Safirstein is a cardiovascular disease specialist in Mountain Lakes, NJ, with 18 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Safirstein performed 3,657 Medicare services across 2,540 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Safirstein received a total of $41,605 from 72 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 684 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Safirstein is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 18 years in practice
▲ Top 31% volume in NJ
$41,605 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗3,657
Medicare services
Top 31% in NJ for cardiovascular disease
2,540
Unique beneficiaries
$76
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~203 Medicare services per year of practice
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
780 | $96 | $363 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead A standard heart rhythm test using at least 12 leads to record electrical activity. A healthcare provider interprets the results and provides a written report. |
684 | $11 | $59 |
| EKG interpretation and report A standard electrocardiogram test that records the heart's electrical activity using at least 12 leads. The service includes a professional interpretation of the results and a written report. |
661 | $7 | $40 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
259 | $99 | $343 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
257 | $67 | $240 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
181 | $151 | $487 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
121 | $145 | $733 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
111 | $54 | $242 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 min Emergency medical care for a critically ill or injured patient lasting between 30 and 74 minutes. This service involves direct patient care and medical decision making to stabilize the patient. |
76 | $179 | $726 |
| Sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes Administration of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by the physician performing a procedure. This code covers the initial 15 minutes of sedation for patients aged 5 years or older. |
63 | $10 | $42 |
| Hospital discharge management, 30+ min This service covers the care provided by a physician or qualified healthcare professional on the day a patient is discharged from the hospital. It requires more than 30 minutes of total time spent on the day of discharge. |
58 | $97 | $358 |
| Transcatheter aortic valve replacement via femoral artery A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aortic heart valve using a catheter inserted through the skin and femoral artery. |
56 | $631 | $4,951 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
56 | $117 | $551 |
| Balloon angioplasty of groin artery, initial vessel A procedure to widen a narrowed or blocked artery in the groin using a small balloon. The balloon is inflated to compress plaque against the artery wall and restore blood flow. |
41 | $165 | $1,464 |
| Coronary angiography A procedure to insert a tube into a coronary artery to capture diagnostic images of the heart's blood vessels. |
39 | $148 | $800 |
| CT scan of heart blood vessels and grafts with contrast A CT scan that uses contrast dye to create detailed images of the heart's blood vessels and any surgical grafts. |
37 | $97 | $390 |
| Ultrasound of head and neck blood flow, bilateral An ultrasound exam that uses sound waves to visualize and assess blood flow in the vessels of both the head and the neck. |
30 | $25 | $132 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
21 | $64 | $247 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood vessel or graft An ultrasound exam to evaluate blood flow in a heart blood vessel or graft, including a radiologist's review of the initial vessel. |
20 | $79 | $317 |
| Coronary stent placement A procedure to insert a stent into a coronary artery or its branch to keep it open, using balloon dilation during the process. |
19 | $471 | $1,964 |
| Continuous EKG monitoring review, 48-7 days Review and interpretation of continuous external EKG recordings lasting more than 48 hours up to 7 days. |
19 | $20 | $81 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
16 | $104 | $449 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 14 | $210 | $988 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, low complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an established patient with straightforward or low-level medical decision making. The visit requires at least 25 minutes of time spent on the day of service. |
14 | $43 | $129 |
| Continuous ECG monitoring, up to 30 days Continuous heart rhythm monitoring for up to 30 days, including professional review and reporting of the results. |
12 | $22 | $86 |
| External EKG monitoring, 8-15 days Continuous external electrocardiogram recording and review over a period of 8 to 15 days to monitor heart rhythm. |
12 | $20 | $89 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
5.5% high complexity
2.4% medium
92.2% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$41,605
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $5,944/year across 7 years
Top 6% in NJ for cardiovascular disease
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
72
Companies
684
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$22,238 (53.5%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$19,367 (46.5%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$11,782
2023
$6,711
2022
$4,058
2021
$2,449
2020
$515
2019
$11,630
2018
$4,460
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$7,969
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$1,171
Abbott Laboratories
$514
Boston Scientific Corporation
$359
SpectraWAVE, Inc
$242
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$157
Amgen Inc.
$138
Biolife, L.L.C.
$117
Medtronic, Inc.
$95
Inari Medical, Inc.
$89
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$87
PFIZER INC.
$76
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$49
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$46
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$46
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$46
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$45
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$44
CVRx, Inc.
$43
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$42
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$36
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$36
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$35
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$34
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$34
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$30
Philips North America LLC
$27
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$26
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$22
ATRICURE, INC.
$21
MEDICOMP INC
$20
Novo Nordisk Inc
$19
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
CORDIS US CORP.
$16
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 81.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$11,042
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$8,069
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$3,275
Abbott Laboratories
$2,397
Boston Scientific Corporation
$2,292
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$2,142
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
$2,085
Corindus Inc.
$1,241
Medtronic, Inc.
$837
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$781
ABIOMED
$772
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$526
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$411
Amgen Inc.
$368
PFIZER INC.
$351
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$280
Terumo Medical Corporation
$276
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$269
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$262
SpectraWAVE, Inc
$242
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$233
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$207
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$197
Opsens Inc.
$171
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$169
Allergan Inc.
$147
Teleflex LLC
$133
Acist Medical Systems, Inc.
$132
CORDIS US CORP.
$130
Chiesi USA, Inc.
$123
Saranas, Inc.
$120
Biolife, L.L.C.
$117
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$106
AngioDynamics, Inc.
$106
ASAHI INTECC USA, INC.
$98
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$90
Inari Medical, Inc.
$89
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$88
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$70
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$68
Cardinal Health 200, LLC
$68
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$55
ATRICURE, INC.
$53
Baxter Healthcare
$53
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$52
Novo Nordisk Inc
$51
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$49
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$48
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$46
CVRx, Inc.
$43
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$38
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$38
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$36
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$36
Althera Pharmaceuticals LLC
$34
Biosense Webster, Inc.
$34
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$34
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$31
Lundbeck LLC
$28
Surmodics, Inc.
$28
CHIESI USA, INC.
$28
Philips North America LLC
$27
Impulse Dynamics (USA) Inc.
$26
HEARTFLOW, INC.
$22
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$20
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
$20
MEDICOMP INC
$20
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
HeartFlow, Inc.
$16
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$14
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$14
Braemar Manufacturing, LLC
$11
Top 3 companies account for 53.8% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(5044) MCOT · (6575) Coronary Undivided · ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · AURYON LASER SYSTEM 100-120 VAC · AVVIGO Guidance System · Arcalyst · Artis one · Assure WCD · BRILINTA · BYSTOLIC · BYVALSON · Barostim Neo System · CAMZYOS · CARDIOFORM Septal Occluder · CARDIOMEMS · CHANTIX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT · CVI Systems · Cardiac Monitoring Suite · CardioMEMS HF System · Cardiva VASCADE 6/7F VCS · Carto 3 System · CoreValve Evolut · Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System · CrossBoss · DIAMONDBACK CORONARY · DRAGONFLY OPSTAR · Diamondback Coronary · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · EVKEEZA · Edarbi · Edarbyclor · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Emerge Push · Endeavor · FARXIGA · FFRANGIO · FFRct · FUROSCIX · GENERAL STENTS · GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL - STRUCTURAL HEART · GENERAL ATHERECTOMY · GENERAL ULTRASOUND · GUIDELINER · Guidezilla · HeartMate · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device · Hillrom - Cardiac Ambulatory Monitor · HyperVue Imaging System · Impella · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · KENGREAL · KENGREAL 50MG/10ML L · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LifeVest · Livalo · MAMBA · MULTAQ · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Misago · MitraClip System · Mynx Venous VCD · NAVITOR · NEXLETOL · NORTHERA · ONYX FRONTIER · OPSUMIT · OPTIS · OUTBACK LTD Re-Entry Catheter · Optimizer · Optis Coronary Imaging System · OptoWire · Ozempic · PERCLOSE PROSTYLE · PORTICO · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · RESOLUTE ONYX · RESONATE · ROTABLATOR · ROTAPRO · Repatha · Resolute · Roszet · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SYNERGY · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) System with the Shockwave C2+ Coronary · Sublime 014 Rx PTA Balloon Dilatation Catheter · TELEPATCH CARDIAC MONITOR · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · Telescope · VERQUVO · VISTA BRITE TIP · VOQUEZNA · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · Vascular Lithotripsy · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · WATCHMAN FLX · Wegovy · XARELTO · XIENCE SIERRA · XIENCE SKYPOINT · Xience Alpine cornary stent system · Xience Sierra Coronary Stent · Xience cornary stent systems · ZIO Patch · ZIO XT Patch
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (54%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for cardiovascular disease in NJ.
Geographic Context
Cardiologists within 10 mi
535
Per 100K population
104.8
County median income
$134,929
Nearest hospital
SAINT CLARE'S HOSPITAL/ DENVILLE CAMPUS
2.4 mi
2.4 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Safirstein is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 6% of NJ peers, with 18 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Safirstein experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Safirstein performed 780 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Safirstein receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Safirstein received a total of $41,605 from 72 companies across 684 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Safirstein's costs compare to other cardiologists in Mountain Lakes?
Dr. Safirstein's average Medicare payment per service is $76. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Safirstein) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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