Belai Damtew, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Cleveland, OH
Belai Damtew, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1831252956, issued on Dec 19, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35-052033, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Belai Damtew
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 35-052033 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7255 Old Oak Blvd, Cleveland, OH 44130
- Phone
- (440) 816-4394
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (440) 816-6755
- Medicaid IDs
- 3810003607 WV
0666766 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070319000194); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7255 Old Oak Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Belai Damtew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35-052033Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024
9,230 Medicare Part D claims for 864 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium483 claims
- Eliquis477 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate271 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium225 claims
- Furosemide223 claims
- Gabapentin223 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): 48.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Infectious Disease Specialties IncCleveland, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Belai Damtew among 350 infectious disease physician records in Ohio
Belai Damtew, MD is one of 350 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2002 among the 246 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207RI0200X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Ohio
There are 350 infectious disease physician records in Ohio.
All 350 in Ohio → Every provider in Cleveland → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles King, M.D.Parma, OH 441301003110685
- William Riebel, MDCleveland, OH 441301942213277
- Eva Szathmary, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441301750311544
- Muhannad Tello, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441301902118136
- David Blossom, M.D.Parma, OH 441291255501557
- Tannaz Asadi, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441221790122893
- Steven Bass, M.D.Beachwood, OH 441221225062748
- Christina Boswell, DOBeachwood, OH 441221972031037
Common questions
What is Belai Damtew, MD's NPI number?
Belai Damtew, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831252956, issued on Dec 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Belai Damtew, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7255 Old Oak Blvd, Cleveland, OH, 44130. Phone: (440) 816-4394. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Belai Damtew, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35-052033, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Belai Damtew, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Belai Damtew, MD had 9,230 Medicare Part D claims for 864 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Belai Damtew, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 48.3 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.