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Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD

(Dr. Helene Saffer, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Cytopathology

5555 Grossmont Center Drive
La Mesa, CA 91942

(619) 740-4492

Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD is a cytopathologist in La Mesa, CA specializing in cytopathology. Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD is affiliated with Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Sharp HealthCare, Sharp Memorial Hospital, Sharp Grossmont Hospital, Sharp Coronado Hospital, ANALYTIC PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC and PACIFIC RIM PATHOLOGY MEDICAL CORPORATION.

Office Locations

5555 Grossmont Center Drive
La Mesa, CA 91942

(619) 740-4492

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2023

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special stains

In 2012, Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD had a list price for special stains that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. 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. Helene L. Saffer, MD treated as a cytopathologist in La Mesa, CA during 2012 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	258

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD treated as a cytopathologist in La Mesa, CA during 2013 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	342

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	337
Black	32
Hispanic	73
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	59
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD treated as a cytopathologist in La Mesa, CA during 2014 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	15
cytology	16
lab tests	254

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	22
Hispanic	114
Asian	23
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	65
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD treated as a cytopathologist in La Mesa, CA during 2015 were lab tests and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	18
lab tests	403

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	590
Female	626

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	740
Black	80
Hispanic	284
Asian	68
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	486
From 75 to 84	402
85 and over	132
Less than 65	196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	43
Dementia	18
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD treated as a cytopathologist in La Mesa, CA during 2016 were lab tests, consultation and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	20
cytology	18
lab tests	405

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	396
Black	36
Hispanic	129
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	84
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	50
Dementia	20
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD treated as a cytopathologist in La Mesa, CA during 2017 were lab tests and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	38
lab tests	448

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	25
Hispanic	102
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	67
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	46
Dementia	21
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD treated as a cytopathologist in La Mesa, CA during 2018 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	28
cytology	33
lab tests	427

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	17
Hispanic	79
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	31
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD treated as a cytopathologist in La Mesa, CA during 2019 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	16
cytology	28
lab tests	446

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	14
Hispanic	61
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	34
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD treated as a cytopathologist in La Mesa, CA during 2020 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD for Medicare patients.

lab tests	374

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	20
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	28
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD treated as a cytopathologist in La Mesa, CA during 2021 were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD for Medicare patients.

consultation	13
cytology	15
lab tests	532

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	24
Hispanic	66
Asian	41
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	49
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD treated as a cytopathologist in La Mesa, CA during 2022 were lab tests and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	45
lab tests	491

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	22
Hispanic	77
Asian	22
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	40
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	45
Dementia	10
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD treated as a cytopathologist in La Mesa, CA were lab tests, cytology and consultation.

consultation	18
cytology	26
lab tests	398

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	19
Non-Hispanic White	278
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	94
Other	7

**Age**
75 to 84	139
85 and over	53
Less than 65	67
65 to 74	182

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	14
Cancer	19

Education & Training

She is certified by the Pathology and has a state license in California.

Board Certification: Pathology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

Sharp HealthCare

Sharp Memorial Hospital

Sharp Grossmont Hospital

Sharp Coronado Hospital

ANALYTIC PATHOLOGY MEDICAL GROUP INC

PACIFIC RIM PATHOLOGY MEDICAL CORPORATION

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Mallinckrodt LLC	$234 OFIRMEV $234
HOLOGIC INC	$192 NovaSure $192
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$38 Da Vinci Surgical System $38
Genentech USA, Inc.	$20 $20

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$483

Biography

Dr. Helene Saffer is a specialist in cytopathology. Dr. Saffer is affiliated with Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Sharp Coronado Hospital, and Sharp Grossmont Hospital.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Helene L. Saffer, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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