Dr. Howard L. Saft, MD
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Florida College of Medicine (2000)
- Years since graduation
- 26
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 164
Licensed in Colorado since 2013, according to the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2000Medical school: University of Florida College of Medicine
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
CO license 52082 (first issued 2013; transferred to compact physician) -
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
CO license 52082 (first issued 2013; transferred to compact physician) · NY license 244283
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Saint Joseph Hospital Denver, CO
- Good Samaritan Medical Center LLC Lafayette, CO
- Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital Brighton, CO
- National Jewish Health Denver, CO
Medical groups
- National Jewish Health (247 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 164
- Services billed
- 385
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 76 | 38 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 70 | 45 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 55 | 34 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 54 | 33 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 13 | 11 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 12 | 12 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 62 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 44 |
| Advair Hfa (fluticasone propion/salmeterol) Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 27 |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol (fluticasone propion/salmeterol) Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 27 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 26 |
| Breo Ellipta (fluticasone/vilanterol) Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 24 |
| Fluticasone Propionate Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 24 |
| Spiriva Respimat (tiotropium bromide) Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 21 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 19 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Denver, CO | 15 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.