NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bezawit Kuma, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Pataskala, OH

Bezawit Kuma, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Pataskala, Ohio, and NPI 1518665819, issued on Feb 16, 2023. Check the license with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; 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
1518665819
Name
Bezawit Kuma
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
0110009140 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
157 Hickory Dr SW, Pataskala, OH 43062
Phone
(614) 318-9902
Enumerated
Feb 16, 2023
Record last updated
Feb 16, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240924001020); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

167 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Bezawit Kuma167
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass36 claims
  2. Prednisone14 claims
  3. Azithromycin13 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $111.99

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bezawit Kuma$111.99
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Manbir Takhar PCGermantown, MD
  2. Medical Access PCGermantown, MD
  3. Tru Health Group PCGermantown, MD

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

Bezawit Kuma among 5,325 physician assistant records in Ohio

Bezawit Kuma, PA-C is one of 5,325 physician assistant 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 2023, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 76% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 3,621 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physician Assistant providers in Ohio

There are 5,325 physician assistant records in Ohio.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Gantt, PA-CEtna, OH 430621578000220
  2. Tamara Mills, PA-CPataskala, OH 430621699099986
  3. Karlee TechentinPlain City, OH 430641780410571
  4. Jack Ellis, PA-CPowell, OH 430651346962982
  5. Desiree Hauenstein, PA-CPowell, OH 430651922243567
  6. Madison Rapier, PA-CPowell, OH 430651659258143
  7. Kimberly SmithPowell, OH 430651134593601
  8. Troy Johnson, P.AReynoldsburg, OH 430681679523567

Common questions

What is Bezawit Kuma, PA-C's NPI number?

Bezawit Kuma, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518665819, issued on Feb 16, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bezawit Kuma, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 157 Hickory Dr SW, Pataskala, OH, 43062. Phone: (614) 318-9902. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bezawit Kuma, PA-C's license?

Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Bezawit Kuma, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bezawit Kuma, PA-C had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.