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Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

5580 Nordic Way
Ferndale, WA 98248

(360) 384-1511

Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Ferndale, WA specializing in family medicine.

Office Locations

5580 Nordic Way
Ferndale, WA 98248

(360) 384-1511

(360) 384-5758

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In The News

“Doctors often have no idea that happens, said Dr. Bertha Safford, a family care physician in Ferndale, Wash., whose practice is part of a 41-doctor group. ''”—"Health Plan That Cuts Costs Raises Doctors' Ire (Published 2004)", New York Times, August 2004

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ferndale, WA during 2012 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	363

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ferndale, WA during 2013 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	351

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	82

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	45
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ferndale, WA during 2014 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	419

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	91

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	40
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	53
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ferndale, WA during 2015 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	341

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	64
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ferndale, WA during 2016 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	168

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	71

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ferndale, WA during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	48
lab tests	1027
preventive care	87
thyroid function tests	32

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	134

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	34
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ferndale, WA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	31
diabetes management	84
lab tests	1068
preventive care	138
thyroid function tests	56

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	31
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ferndale, WA during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	29
diabetes management	98
lab tests	1280
preventive care	153
thyroid function tests	44

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	32
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ferndale, WA during 2020 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	88
diabetes management	55
lab tests	661
preventive care	96
thyroid function tests	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Ferndale, WA were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and blood draw.

blood draw	49
diabetes management	71
lab tests	630
preventive care	118
thyroid function tests	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD.

**Gender**
Female	102
Male	66

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	111
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	60
85 and over	27
Less than 65	11
65 to 74	63

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bertha H. Safford, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, atrial fibrilation and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	8