Azeb Telahun, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Clinton, MD
Azeb Telahun, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Clinton, Maryland, and NPI 1487746228, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0048069, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Azeb Telahun
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- D0048069 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9131 Piscataway RD, Clinton, MD 20735
- Phone
- (301) 868-6700
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 868-3017
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101202000872); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Azeb Telahun in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0048069Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,006 Medicare Part D claims for 795 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine519 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate493 claims
- Latanoprost486 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl468 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol138 claims
- Timolol Maleate103 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): 99.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,037.69
37 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Telahun, Shrader And Rivera, MDAlexandria, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Azeb Telahun among 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland
Azeb Telahun, MD is one of 588 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 369 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Maryland
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- Eric Fleischer, MDRiverdale, MD 207371902861354
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Common questions
What is Azeb Telahun, MD's NPI number?
Azeb Telahun, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487746228, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Azeb Telahun, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9131 Piscataway RD, Clinton, MD, 20735. Phone: (301) 868-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Azeb Telahun, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0048069, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Azeb Telahun, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Azeb Telahun, MD had 3,006 Medicare Part D claims for 795 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Azeb Telahun, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 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.