NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alemayehu Ayalew Mengistu, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Gainesville, GA

Alemayehu Ayalew Mengistu, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1972918365, issued on Jun 25, 2014. Check the license (Georgia 077646, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972918365
Name
Alemayehu Ayalew Mengistu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
077646 GA
006767 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
743 Spring St NE, Gainesville, GA 30501
Phone
(770) 219-9000
Enumerated
Jun 25, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 16, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170808002849); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 743 Spring St NE

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

  1. Raza Abbas, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1245549112
  2. Eltigani Abdelhai, MDInternal Medicine Physician1538233531
  3. Ahmad Abdussalam, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1134317316
  4. Richard Adams, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164279741
  5. Jennifer Adamski, ARNP,ACNP-BCCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1649387648
  6. Joanna Addison, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1942096649

Verify Alemayehu Ayalew Mengistu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  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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44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

290 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Alemayehu Mengistu290
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone27 claims
  2. Cefdinir22 claims
  3. Eliquis19 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium18 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate12 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium11 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%60.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Northeast Georgia Physicians Group IncGainesville, GA

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

Alemayehu Ayalew Mengistu among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia

Alemayehu Ayalew Mengistu, M.D. is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

108 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Gainesville

They are 108 of the 2,998 NPPES records with a practice address in Gainesville, and 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Khudr Burjak, MDGainesville, GA 305011154321248
  2. Nagaraju Choragudi, MDGainesville, GA 305011467490839
  3. Emory Do, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011285649103
  4. Lisa Gillespie, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011013966597
  5. Chehada Hatoum, MDGainesville, GA 305011205852167
  6. Ian Hunter, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011457376881
  7. Lisa Jue, M.D.Gainesville, GA 305011538139670
  8. Eric Marsh, MDGainesville, GA 305011821189226

Common questions

What is Alemayehu Ayalew Mengistu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Alemayehu Ayalew Mengistu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972918365, issued on Jun 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alemayehu Ayalew Mengistu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 743 Spring St NE, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (770) 219-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alemayehu Ayalew Mengistu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 077646, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alemayehu Ayalew Mengistu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alemayehu Ayalew Mengistu, M.D. had 290 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Alemayehu Ayalew Mengistu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.