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Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD

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Specializes in: Radiation Oncology

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Professional interests include: breast cancer, brain tumor, lung cancer, and more.

18300 Roscoe Boulevard
Northridge, CA 91328

(818) 885-5331

Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD is a radiation oncologist in Northridge, CA specializing in radiation oncology. He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, UCLA Health, Northridge Hospital Medical Center and THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.

Office Locations

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

18300 Roscoe Boulevard
Northridge, CA 91328

(818) 885-5331

(818) 718-6258

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200 Medical Plaza Suite B265
Los Angeles, CA 90095

(310) 825-9771

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UCLA Health

860 North Park View Drive
El Segundo, CA 90245

(424) 842-1633

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In The News

“Juan Fernandez spoke with a Radiation Oncologist Dr. Afshin Safa to answer your most pressing questions and concerns about it's effects.”—"Your Radiation Questions Answered", CBS News, March 2011

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Northridge, CA during 2012 were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	786
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
radiation therapy	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Northridge, CA during 2013 were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	684
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
radiation therapy	82

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	35
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Northridge, CA during 2014 were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	695
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
radiation therapy	94

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	35
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	43
Dementia	18
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Northridge, CA during 2015 were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	457
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
radiation therapy	60

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	54
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	68
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Northridge, CA during 2016 were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	714
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
radiation therapy	84

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	44
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	22
Cancer	63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Northridge, CA during 2017 were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	716
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
radiation therapy	85

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	33
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Northridge, CA during 2018 were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	680
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
radiation therapy	82

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	129
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Northridge, CA during 2019 were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	584
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
radiation therapy	88

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	43
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	20
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Northridge, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	461
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
radiation therapy	70

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	26
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Northridge, CA during 2021 were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	443
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60
radiation therapy	82

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	27
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	20
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Northridge, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	422
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
radiation therapy	79

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	70

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Northridge, CA were radiation therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	603
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46
radiation therapy	80

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	26
Non-Hispanic White	109
Hispanic	19
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	58
85 and over	23
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	63

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	57
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Residency: University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Affiliated Hospitals (2000)

Board Certification: Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology (2000)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

UCLA Health

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

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. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: TRICARE, Cigna, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Aetna, Blue Shield of California, MultiPlan, Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare Advantage, Prime Health, First Health, HealthSmart, Centivo, Health Net of California and UFCM Health System.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Afshin Akhavan Safa, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

TRICARE

Cigna

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Aetna

Blue Shield of California

MultiPlan

Anthem

UnitedHealthcare

Medicare Advantage

Prime Health

First Health

HealthSmart

Centivo

Health Net of California

UFCM Health System

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	$1,477 TrueBeam $88	Edge $40	$1,350
Amgen Inc.	$125 Enbrel $125
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$113 Mirena $113
Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC	$35 ZYTIGA $35
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$34 XARELTO $34
Other	$16 Halaven $16

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$1,350
Food and Beverage	$450

Biography

Dr. Afshin Safa sees patients in Los Angeles, CA, Northridge, CA, and El Segundo, CA. His medical specialty is radiation oncology. In addition to English, Dr. Safa (or staff) speaks Spanish and Persian. Dr. Safa is especially interested in lung cancer, breast cancer, and skin cancer. His hospital/clinic affiliations include UCLA Health and Northridge Hospital Medical Center. He graduated from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr. Safa accepts several insurance carriers, including Anthem, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California. He has received professional recognition including the following: Super Doctors Southern California; Best Doctors in America; and Southern California Super Doctors. According to UCLA Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in El Segundo, CA.