2026 NPPES data Pulmonary Disease Physician NPI 1306841812 MD
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Asefa Mekonnen, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician in Rockville, Maryland. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 9,271 in Pulmonary Disease Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 227 beneficiaries · Pulmonary Disease Physician avg: 1K
Industry payments
$957.09
46 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Asefa Mekonnen, MD filed 1,157 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Pulmonary Disease Physician in Rockville, Maryland.

1K
Part D claims, 2023
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Asefa Mekonnen, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally

1,157 Top 23% higher than 77% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). Below this entry. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Below this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Below this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Below this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). This entry sits in this band. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 2K+: 213,991 prescribers (16%). Above this entry. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Asefa Mekonnen, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Asefa Mekonnen, MD?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/21/2005

NPI 1306841812

Primary specialty

Pulmonary Disease Physician

Mid-sized

9,271 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,157 21% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,457

Specialty distribution in Maryland

How Pulmonary Disease Physician compares to other specialties among Maryland providers

Maryland providers
Behavior Technician - 14.1%Behavior Technician14.1%Clinical Social Worker - 5.5%Clinical Social Worker5.5%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 4.5%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program4.5%Home Health Aide - 4.4%Home Health Aide4.4%Physical Therapist - 3.9%Physical Therapist3.9%Pharmacist - 3.6%Pharmacist3.6%Pulmonary Disease Physician - 0.1%Pulmonary Disease Physician0.1%
Largest specialties in Maryland (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Pulmonary Disease Physician. Verify directly:

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Asefa Mekonnen, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Pulmonary Disease Physician provider holding MD credentials at 1201 SEVEN LOCKS RD, Rockville, MD, 20854, with a listed phone of (301) 762-5020. NPI 1306841812 was issued on 06/21/2005. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Mekonnen most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 1,157 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 227 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $252K in drug spend. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Pulmonary Disease Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 9,271 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,457 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

1201 SEVEN LOCKS RD
Rockville, MD 20854

Provider Details

NPI 1306841812
Specialty Pulmonary Disease Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/21/2005

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Asefa Mekonnen, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Privia Medical Group, LLC
Rockville, MD
The Garrett County Sleep Center
Oakland, MD

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Asefa Mekonnen, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$957

Largest payer

Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

1,157
Total Claims
$252K
Total Drug Cost
227
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
1,945
Total Day Supply
55,936
Generic Drug Cost
$44K
Antibiotic Claims
30

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.27
Gender Split
56% female / 44% male
Age Distribution
<65: 12, 65-74: 95, 75-84: 96, 85+: 24

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Asefa Mekonnen, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Eszopiclone
147
Trelegy Ellipta
Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter
118
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride
Pramipexole Di-Hcl
49
Fluticasone Propionate
46
Armodafinil
43
Montelukast Sodium
43
Zolpidem Tartrate
38
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa
Albuterol Sulfate
36
Zaleplon
33
Azelastine Hcl
32

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Pulmonary Disease Physician Overview

How Asefa Mekonnen, MD fits within the Pulmonary Disease Physician landscape nationally.

9,271
Pulmonary Disease Physician Providers in US
53
States with Pulmonary Disease Physician
1,457
Avg Claims per Provider

Asefa Mekonnen, MD's 1,157 claims are below the specialty average of 1,457.

Nearby Pulmonary Disease Physician Providers in Maryland

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Maryland, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Mekonnen.

Compare Pulmonary Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Maryland medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Pulmonary Disease Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Asefa Mekonnen, MD's specialty?
Asefa Mekonnen, MD specializes in Pulmonary Disease Physician and practices in Rockville, Maryland. Credentials: MD.
How much does Asefa Mekonnen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Asefa Mekonnen, MD wrote 1,157 Medicare Part D claims totaling $252K in drug costs for 227 beneficiaries.
Where is Asefa Mekonnen, MD located?
Asefa Mekonnen, MD is located at 1201 SEVEN LOCKS RD, Rockville, MD, 20854. Phone: (301) 762-5020.
What is Asefa Mekonnen, MD's NPI number?
Asefa Mekonnen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306841812, issued on 06/21/2005.
How many Pulmonary Disease Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 9,271 Pulmonary Disease Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Pulmonary Disease Physician provider writes 1,457 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Asefa Mekonnen, MD prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Asefa Mekonnen, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Eszopiclone, Trelegy Ellipta, Pramipexole Dihydrochloride. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Asefa Mekonnen, MD accept Medicare?
Asefa Mekonnen, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,157 Part D claims and 227 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Asefa Mekonnen, MD's credentials?
Asefa Mekonnen, MD's NPI is 1306841812 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.