Bahiru Belachew Mekete, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Chickasha, OK
Bahiru Belachew Mekete, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Chickasha, Oklahoma, and NPI 1245498781, issued on May 31, 2008. Check the license (Oklahoma 27293, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bahiru Belachew Mekete
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 27293 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2220 W Iowa Ave, Chickasha, OK 73018
- Phone
- (405) 779-2721
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (405) 779-2310
- Medicaid ID
- 200257680A OK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090929000090); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2220 W Iowa Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael BeardPharmacist1255933883
- Shannon Brady-Bardsher, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1316211600
- Jon Brown, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1528048857
- Thomas Coe, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1710917554
- Bill Crowell, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1629086384
- Gideon Lau, MDAnesthesiology Physician1881689743
Verify Bahiru Belachew Mekete in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 27293Check 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 hospitalist physician in 2024
430 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefuroxime34 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate33 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Furosemide27 claims
- Eliquis26 claims
- Prednisone25 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): 91.2 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).
One hospital affiliation
- Grady Memorial HospitalChickasha, OK · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Bahiru Belachew Mekete, MD's NPI number?
Bahiru Belachew Mekete, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245498781, issued on May 31, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bahiru Belachew Mekete, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2220 W Iowa Ave, Chickasha, OK, 73018. Phone: (405) 779-2721. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bahiru Belachew Mekete, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 27293, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bahiru Belachew Mekete, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bahiru Belachew Mekete, MD had 430 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bahiru Belachew Mekete, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.2 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.