Azanaw Melese Tassew, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Rochester, NY
Azanaw Melese Tassew, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1053579227, issued on May 23, 2008. Check the license (New York 269369, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Azanaw Melese Tassew
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 269369 NY
01012474 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2021 Winton RD S, Rochester, NY 14618
- Phone
- (585) 784-6400
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130904000764); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Azanaw Melese Tassew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 269369Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,648 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate143 claims
- Torsemide121 claims
- Gabapentin108 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium102 claims
- Eliquis76 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er70 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
- The Frederick Ferris Thompson HospitalShortsville, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Azanaw Melese Tassew among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Azanaw Melese Tassew, 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 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
504 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rochester
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Common questions
What is Azanaw Melese Tassew, MD's NPI number?
Azanaw Melese Tassew, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053579227, issued on May 23, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Azanaw Melese Tassew, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2021 Winton RD S, Rochester, NY, 14618. Phone: (585) 784-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Azanaw Melese Tassew, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 269369, as entered by the provider. 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 Azanaw Melese Tassew, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Azanaw Melese Tassew, MD had 2,648 Medicare Part D claims for 189 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.