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Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD

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(36 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Endocrinology

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Professional interests include: endocrine diseases (hormone disorders), transgender issues, diabetes, and more.

275 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10001

(212) 604-1701

Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD is an endocrinologist in New York, NY specializing in adult endocrinology. He graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System and Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery.

Office Locations

275 7th Avenue
New York, NY 10001

(212) 604-1701

(212) 604-1750

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275 Seventh Avenue 12th Floor
Organization:physician Office, NY 10001

(212) 604-1730

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Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery
New York, NY 10001

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“While there is no routine protocol for gender-affirming care, doctors are generally cautious when treating transgender youth, according to Dr. Joshua Safer, an endocrinologist and executive...”—"RFK Jr.'s HHS releases controversial report on gender-affirming care. Here's what it says.", USA Today, May 2025

“"If you're trying to be 'fair' - however fair is defined - then you need to look at individual athletic activities directly," Dr. Joshua Safer, executive director of the Mount Sinai Center for...”—"Do transgender women have an athletic advantage? Here's what the science does - and doesn't - say", CNN, May 2025

“The years studied predate most of the effort to block health care for transgender youth in some states, said Dr. Joshua Safer, an endocrinologist and executive director of the Mount Sinai Center...”—"Some say too many transgender kids are given hormones. Data finds otherwise.", USA Today, January 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD treated as an endocrinologist in New York, NY during 2012 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	44
diabetes management	21
doctor visit	211
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27
lab tests	119
neck imaging	33
preventive care	62
thyroid function tests	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD treated as an endocrinologist in New York, NY during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and neck imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	22
diabetes management	13
doctor visit	220
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
lab tests	28
neck imaging	33
preventive care	13
thyroid function tests	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	79
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	48
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD treated as an endocrinologist in New York, NY during 2014 were ultrasound (sonogram), neck imaging, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	154
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
neck imaging	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	51
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	13
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD treated as an endocrinologist in New York, NY during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and neck imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	156
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57
neck imaging	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	132
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD treated as an endocrinologist in New York, NY during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and neck imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	153
hospital care	119
inpatient care	106
neck imaging	25
outpatient care	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	63
Black	78
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	53
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD treated as an endocrinologist in New York, NY during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and neck imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	121
hospital care	65
inpatient care	65
neck imaging	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD in 2023

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD treated as an endocrinologist in New York, NY during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	47
inpatient care	47

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	13
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	58
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD treated as an endocrinologist in New York, NY were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

blood draw	33
diabetes management	17
doctor visit	147
hospital care	54
inpatient care	53
lab tests	73
neck imaging	27
outpatient care	13
preventive care	37
thyroid function tests	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD.

**Gender**
Female	64
Male	48

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	46
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	42
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	3
85 and over	1
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	47

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	4
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery

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. Joshua David Safer, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, MagnaCare, Elderplan, EmblemHealth, Oscar, WellCare, Fidelis Care, Healthfirst Medicaid, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, 1199SEIU, Anthem, Healthfirst Medicare, MetroPlus Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Group Health Incorporated (GHI), Centivo, Medicare - NY, AETNA - Medicare, 32BJ Health Fund, Oxford - Freedom and Liberty, Medicare - NJ, AETNA - Commercial, VNSNY Choice Medicare and VillageCareMax.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

MagnaCare

Elderplan

EmblemHealth

Oscar

WellCare

Fidelis Care

Healthfirst Medicaid

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

1199SEIU

Anthem

Healthfirst Medicare

MetroPlus Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

Centivo

Medicare - NY

AETNA - Medicare

32BJ Health Fund

Oxford - Freedom and Liberty

Medicare - NJ

AETNA - Commercial

VNSNY Choice Medicare

VillageCareMax

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.81 out of 5 stars based on 36 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joshua David Safer, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$3,267 SUPPRELIN LA $3,267

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$2,347
Travel and Lodging	$730
Food and Beverage	$190

Biography

Dr. Joshua Safer's area of specialization is adult endocrinology. His clinical interests include diabetes, transgender issues, and bone diseases. His patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Safer takes Medicaid Managed Care, Anthem, and Blue California, in addition to other insurance carriers. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He has received the distinction of New York Super Doctors. Dr. Safer's professional affiliations include Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai West, and Mount Sinai Brooklyn. According to Mount Sinai Health System, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Organization:Physician Office, NY.