NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · New York, NY

Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1780317891, issued on Jul 6, 2022. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780317891
Name
Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
V7182 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1901 1St Ave, New York, NY 10029
Phone
(212) 423-6771
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2022
Record last updated
Mar 24, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250909004891); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1901 1St Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Muhammad Aameish, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1508471889
  2. Edward Abayev, PHARMDPharmacist1962654434
  3. Bechoy Abdelmalak, M.DPsychiatry Physician1134526981
  4. Muhammad Abdul RehmanInternal Medicine Physician1881374528
  5. Jineth Abella, PA-CPhysician Assistant1760851141
  6. Ashraf Abuzahrieh, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1073888111

Verify Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

251 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Abeselom Ashenafi251
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
  2. Levetiracetam16 claims
  3. Omeprazole13 claims
  4. Lisinopril12 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate12 claims
  6. Gabapentin11 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Texas PLLCHumble, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,434 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New York

They are 2,434 of the 98,468 NPPES records with a practice address in New York, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Oluyemisi Ariyibi, M.D.New York, NY 100291639129612
  2. Priscilla Bresler, MDNew York, NY 100291770547291
  3. Muhammad Chaudhry, M.D.New York, NY 100291457391443
  4. Linda Decherrie, MDNew York, NY 100291982635579
  5. Maciej Domek, MDNew York, NY 100291598796013
  6. Mary FishmanNew York, NY 100291134127988
  7. Amrita Gupte, M.D.New York, NY 100291811957236
  8. Jaime Lopez-Santini, MDNew York, NY 100291295739944

Common questions

What is Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi, MD's NPI number?

Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780317891, issued on Jul 6, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1901 1St Ave, New York, NY, 10029. Phone: (212) 423-6771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi, MD's license?

Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Abeselom Assefa Ashenafi, MD had 251 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.