NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Belay Woldegiorgis Atnafu, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Rockville, MD

Belay Woldegiorgis Atnafu, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Rockville, Maryland, and NPI 1548448822, issued on Feb 8, 2008. Check the license (Maryland D0069759, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548448822
Name
Belay Woldegiorgis Atnafu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
D0069759 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9901 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD 20850
Phone
(240) 826-5710
Enumerated
Feb 8, 2008
Record last updated
Nov 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091125000592); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9901 Medical Center Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Crystal Addison, P.T.Physical Therapist1407079577
  2. Olatejumade AdegbenroPharmacist1366889768
  3. Aaron Adler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346571767
  4. Mehrdad Akhlaghi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1124019062
  5. Nelson Akwo, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1902054273
  6. Jude Alexander, MDPsychiatry Physician1093706939

Verify Belay Woldegiorgis Atnafu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

193 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Belay Atnafu193
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass15 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

  1. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The Mid Atlantic States, IncLargo, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Belay Woldegiorgis Atnafu among 397 hospitalist physician records in Maryland

Belay Woldegiorgis Atnafu, MD is one of 397 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 91% 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 27% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 27% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2010 among the 330 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Maryland

There are 397 hospitalist physician records in Maryland.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aaron Charniak, MDRockville, MD 208501063827350
  2. Heather Davies, MDRockville, MD 208501164585402
  3. Kimberly McCabe, MDRockville, MD 208501457567661
  4. Daniel Johnson, MDRockville, MD 208521215113972
  5. Asima Cheema, M.DAshton, MD 208611144583808
  6. Vladimir Rakhmanin, MDOlney, MD 208321275524167
  7. Maria Isabel Villanueva, M.D.Olney, MD 208321679748800
  8. Brittany ShepherdBethesda, MD 208241831588789

Common questions

What is Belay Woldegiorgis Atnafu, MD's NPI number?

Belay Woldegiorgis Atnafu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548448822, issued on Feb 8, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Belay Woldegiorgis Atnafu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9901 Medical Center Dr, Rockville, MD, 20850. Phone: (240) 826-5710. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Belay Woldegiorgis Atnafu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number D0069759, 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 Belay Woldegiorgis Atnafu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Belay Woldegiorgis Atnafu, MD had 193 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.