Benalfew Tesfaye Legesse, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Jacksonville, FL
Benalfew Tesfaye Legesse, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, Florida, and NPI 1376767988, issued on Apr 13, 2007. Check the license (Florida ME157729, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benalfew Tesfaye Legesse
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- ME157729 FL
238710 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3625 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL 32216
- Phone
- (190) 470-2635
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221027000124); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benalfew Tesfaye Legesse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME157729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
476 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl36 claims
- Risperidone31 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate28 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate24 claims
- Gabapentin19 claims
- Mirtazapine17 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): 85.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Memorial Family Practice Associates, LLCJacksonville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benalfew Tesfaye Legesse among 2,744 psychiatry physician records in Florida
Benalfew Tesfaye Legesse, MD is one of 2,744 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Florida. 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 2007, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 1,283 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Benalfew Tesfaye Legesse, MD's NPI number?
Benalfew Tesfaye Legesse, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376767988, issued on Apr 13, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benalfew Tesfaye Legesse, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3625 University Blvd S, Jacksonville, FL, 32216. Phone: (190) 470-2635. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benalfew Tesfaye Legesse, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME157729, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benalfew Tesfaye Legesse, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benalfew Tesfaye Legesse, MD had 476 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benalfew Tesfaye Legesse, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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.