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Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD

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Specializes in: Emergency Medicine

Aga Khan University Medical College

Professional interests include: emergency care, pain management

111 Goose Lane
Guilford, CT 06437

(203) 453-7900

Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD is an emergency medicine doctor in Guilford, CT specializing in emergency medicine. She graduated from Aga Khan University Medical College. Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD is affiliated with Yale Medicine and Yale New Haven Health.

Office Locations

111 Goose Lane
Guilford, CT 06437

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Yale New Haven Health

20 York Street
New Haven, CT 06510

(203) 688-3027

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In The News

“Dr. Basmah Safdar, an emergency physician and the director of Women s Health Research at Yale, a research center at Yale School of Medicine, said she didn t ask women about chest pain in the E.R....”—"Dispelling 9 Myths About Women s Health", New York Times, January 2026

“Basmah Safdar, an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the School of Medicine, said finding information about the private school admissions process was much easier than finding information...”—"Univ. examines school options for faculty families", Yale News, November 2010

"Should You Go to the Emergency Room or Urgent Care?", Yale New Haven Health

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cardiac imaging

echocardiogram

transthoracic echocardiography

In 2012, Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD had a list price for cardiac imaging, echocardiogram (echo), and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Connecticut. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Guilford, CT during 2012 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	17
cardiac procedures	24
emergency care	333
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Guilford, CT during 2013 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
cardiac procedures	27
emergency care	387
thoracic (chest) imaging	16
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	54

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	103
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Guilford, CT during 2014 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	24
emergency care	305
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	37

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	105
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Guilford, CT during 2015 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	27
emergency care	242
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	44

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	456
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	150
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	39
Dementia	23
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Guilford, CT during 2016 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	31
emergency care	340
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	44

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	87
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	28
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Guilford, CT during 2017 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	32
emergency care	329
thoracic (chest) imaging	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	48

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	53
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	97
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	26
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Guilford, CT during 2018 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	22
emergency care	285
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	52
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	65
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	27
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Guilford, CT during 2019 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	22
emergency care	320
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	83
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	36
Dementia	30
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Guilford, CT during 2020 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	36
emergency care	290
ultrasound (sonogram)	36

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	42
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	85
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Guilford, CT during 2021 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	26
emergency care	215
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	232
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	72
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	31
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Guilford, CT during 2022 were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	22
emergency care	132
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	24
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	44
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	40
Dementia	24
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Guilford, CT were emergency care, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) imaging.

abdominal imaging	14
cardiac procedures	26
emergency care	288
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	50
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	263
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	90
85 and over	81
Less than 65	92
65 to 74	92

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD graduated from Aga Khan University Medical College. She completed residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. She has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Yale Medicine

Yale New Haven Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, MultiPlan, Community Care Network (CCN), Aetna, United Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Medicare, Consumer Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Focus Health Solutions, Prime Health, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), TRICARE - HEALTH NET FEDERAL, COMPWORKS, HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT, MANAGED COMP, TRICARE/CHAMPUS, HUSKY and PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

MultiPlan

Community Care Network (CCN)

Aetna

United Healthcare

Oxford Health Plans

Medicare

Consumer Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Anthem

ConnectiCare

Focus Health Solutions

Prime Health

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

TRICARE - HEALTH NET FEDERAL

COMPWORKS

HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT

MANAGED COMP

TRICARE/CHAMPUS

HUSKY

PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Gilead Sciences Inc	$98 $98

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$98

Research Payments

Dr. Basmah Safdar, MD has received 12 research payments totaling $647,911.

Biography

Dr. Basmah Safdar practices emergency medicine. Dr. Safdar has indicated that her clinical interests include pain management and emergency care. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Yale Medicine and Yale New Haven Health. She is a graduate of Aga Khan University Medical College. For her residency, Dr. Safdar trained at Yale-New Haven Hospital and a hospital affiliated with Harvard University. She seems to honor several insurance carriers, including Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California. According to Yale New Haven Health, Dr. Safdar is not acceping new patients at this time.