IRENE SAFIR AUDIOLOGY PC
IRENE SAFIR AUDIOLOGY PC is an organization registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) under NPI 1003186990, based in Ridgewood, NY. It is classified under Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Ridgewood, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 10, 2026. Parking is available about 954 ft away. The nearest transit stop is 208 ft away, served by Fresh Pond Road & Metropolitan Avenue. A pharmacy sits 0.38 mi from the entrance (Grandview Pharmacy), which helps if you leave with a prescription. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 0.31 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Transit Metropolitan Avenue & Fresh Pond Road 32 ft ~1 min
Pharmacy CVS Pharmacy 73 ft ~1 min
Transit Metropolitan Avenue & 61st Street 198 ft ~1 min
Transit Fresh Pond Road & Metropolitan Avenue 208 ft ~1 min
Restaurant Tropical 226 ft ~1 min
62-27 Fresh Pond Road
Mo-Th, Su 10:00-22:00; Fr, Sa 10:00-22:00
Convenience Farm Fresh Deli 327 ft ~2 min
Restaurant Popeyes 316 ft ~2 min
62-59 Fresh Pond Road, Ridgewood 11385
10:00-28:00
Restaurant Pizza Hut 323 ft ~2 min
62-02 Fresh Pond Road, Middle Village 11379
Mo-Th, Su 10:30-23:00; Fr, Sa 10:30-24:00
Convenience C W Allstar Deli 355 ft ~2 min
Parking 435 ft ~2 min
Parking 435 ft ~2 min
Gas station Eliot Exxon 481 ft ~2 min
Gas station Citgo 592 ft ~3 min
61-04 Eliot Avenue
Convenience 7-Eleven 783 ft ~3 min
Parking 954 ft ~4 min
Grocery C-Town 0.20 mi ~5 min
Gas station Shell 0.21 mi ~5 min
Metropolitan Avenue, Ridgewood 11385
Grocery CTown Farmer’s Market 0.23 mi ~5 min
58-02 Metropolitan Avenue, Ridgewood 11385
Mo-Su 07:00-23:00
Coffee L'aroma Dei Cafe 0.25 mi ~5 min
Pharmacy Joseph Reina Pharmacy Inc 0.28 mi ~6 min
Coffee Rogner Cafe and Lounge 0.29 mi ~6 min
63-59 Forest Avenue
Coffee European Coffee Bar 0.31 mi ~7 min
Grocery City Fresh Market 0.37 mi ~8 min
Pharmacy Grandview Pharmacy 0.38 mi ~8 min
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 001226-1 | NY | Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter primary |
This provider holds licence 001226-1 issued in NY. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
- PAC ID
- 0345403036
- Enrollment ID
- O20120516000278
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice. Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Audiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter covers
An audiologist/hearing aid fitter is the professional who specializes in evaluating and treating people with hearing loss, conducts a wide variety of tests to determine the exact nature of an individual's hearing problem, presents a variety of treatment options to patients, dispenses and fits hearing aids, administers tests of balance to evaluate dizziness and provides hearing rehabilitation training. This classification should be used where individuals are licensed as "audiologist-hearing aid fitters" as opposed to states that license individuals as "audiologists". NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 237600000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-2 identifies an organization — a clinic, hospital, group practice, laboratory, or supplier. Individual clinicians working there hold their own NPI-1 numbers separately, so a bill may reference both.
| NPI | 1003186990 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Organization (NPI-2) |
| Enumeration date | Jan 9, 2012 |
| Last updated | Jan 9, 2012 |
| Status | Active |
| Practice address |
5519 METROPOLITAN AVE Ridgewood, NY 11385 (718) 416-3277 Fax (718) 456-1491 |
| Other identifiers |
01987475
· Medicaid (NY) |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
Sum = 60 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 0 · actual last digit = 0
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.