Alex Tesfaye Kelemework, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Rancho Mirage, CA
Alex Tesfaye Kelemework, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1245473651, issued on Apr 14, 2009. Check the license (California A118480, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Tesfaye Kelemework
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A118480 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
- Phone
- (760) 837-8905
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (760) 837-8956
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120904000588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alex Tesfaye Kelemework in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A118480Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
339 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin38 claims
- Prednisone21 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate17 claims
- Eliquis17 claims
- Furosemide12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $245.07
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dignity Health Medical FoundationGrass Valley, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex Tesfaye Kelemework among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Alex Tesfaye Kelemework, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2009, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
59 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rancho Mirage
They are 59 of the 1,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Alex Tesfaye Kelemework, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alex Tesfaye Kelemework, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245473651, issued on Apr 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Tesfaye Kelemework, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 837-8905. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Tesfaye Kelemework, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A118480, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alex Tesfaye Kelemework, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Tesfaye Kelemework, M.D. had 339 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alex Tesfaye Kelemework, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.5 of 100. 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.