NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dagim Desta, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Staten Island, NY

Dagim Desta, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Staten Island, New York, and NPI 1366024978, issued on Apr 22, 2021. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1366024978
Name
Dagim Desta
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
102742 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
355 Bard Avenue Dept. OF Medicine Villa Bldg 1St Floor, Staten Island, NY 10310
Phone
(718) 818-2419
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2021
Record last updated
Dec 24, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250128002097); may accept 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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Verify Dagim Desta in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

54 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Dagim Desta54
  2. Specialty average3,176

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 2 group practices

  1. Apogee Medical Group GeorgiaCarrollton, GA
  2. Wellstar Medical Group LLCHiram, GA

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

Dagim Desta among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Dagim Desta, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 91% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

298 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Staten Island

They are 298 of the 12,351 NPPES records with a practice address in Staten Island, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nader Attia, MDStaten Island, NY 103101710088224
  2. John Bachi, M.D.Staten Island, NY 103101962487678
  3. Aida Bennett, MDStaten Island, NY 103101043301575
  4. Edward Celmer, MDStaten Island, NY 103101467563403
  5. Chia Chen, MDStaten Island, NY 103101033220785
  6. Kasturi Etukuru, M.D.,Staten Island, NY 103101912117300
  7. Eugene Holuka, MDStaten Island, NY 103101013902550
  8. Publius Martins, MDStaten Island, NY 103101821073917

Common questions

What is Dagim Desta, MD's NPI number?

Dagim Desta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366024978, issued on Apr 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dagim Desta, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 355 Bard Avenue Dept. OF Medicine Villa Bldg 1St Floor, Staten Island, NY, 10310. Phone: (718) 818-2419. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dagim Desta, MD's license?

Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Dagim Desta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dagim Desta, MD had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

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