NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alpha Tessema, NURSE PRACTITIONER

Family Nurse Practitioner · Washington, DC

Alpha Tessema, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1235882176, issued on Feb 1, 2022. Check the license (District of Columbia NP200004895, as entered in NPPES) with the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; 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
1235882176
Name
Alpha Tessema
Credential
NURSE PRACTITIONER
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
NP200004895 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4414 Benning RD NE, Washington, DC 20019
Phone
(202) 469-4699
Enumerated
Feb 1, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 30, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220620001555); 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 4414 Benning RD NE

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

  1. Monica Ajinkya, MDFamily Medicine Physician1023541620
  2. Caleb Beachy, DOFamily Medicine Physician1083293856
  3. Rashida BrodersonFamily Nurse Practitioner1164232633
  4. Rose Conklin, APRN, FNP-CGeneral Practice Physician1316824212
  5. Gisela Delgado Rosado, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154812014
  6. Meghan Dens, NPPediatric Registered Nurse1053033886

Verify Alpha Tessema in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich District of Columbia board licenses this profession
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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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68% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

2,190 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Alpha Tessema2,190
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium230 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate173 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa118 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl84 claims
  5. Lisinopril83 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium65 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. Unity Health Care Inc.Washington, DC

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

Alpha Tessema among 682 family nurse practitioner records in District of Columbia

Alpha Tessema, NURSE PRACTITIONER is one of 682 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 65% 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 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 79% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2019 among the 311 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

675 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Washington

They are 675 of the 45,857 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 682 family nurse practitioner records in District of Columbia.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marquice Alexander, FNP-BCWashington, DC 200191023357944
  2. Melat AssefaWashington, DC 200191508297805
  3. Alicia Baker, FNP-BCWashington, DC 200191477859346
  4. Sorelle Cooper, FNPWashington, DC 200191205146362
  5. Barbara Dominguez, APRN, BCWashington, DC 200191104948389
  6. Linda Duquette-PetersenWashington, DC 200191093823825
  7. Olubunmi Fajuyigbe, FNPWashington, DC 200191043655137
  8. Kathryn Keith, NPWashington, DC 200191518125525

Common questions

What is Alpha Tessema, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?

Alpha Tessema, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235882176, issued on Feb 1, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alpha Tessema, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4414 Benning RD NE, Washington, DC, 20019. Phone: (202) 469-4699. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alpha Tessema, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?

NPPES lists District of Columbia license number NP200004895, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Alpha Tessema, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alpha Tessema, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 2,190 Medicare Part D claims for 238 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.