Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun
Family Nurse Practitioner · Elk River, MN
Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Elk River, Minnesota, and NPI 1477287282, issued on Jul 16, 2022. Check the license (Minnesota 9305, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 9305 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14181 Business Center Dr NW, Elk River, MN 55330
- Phone
- (763) 236-0500
- Enumerated
- Jul 16, 2022
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221031000436); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 9305Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,835 Medicare Part D claims for 340 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate101 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate91 claims
- Lisinopril73 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium73 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium63 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium54 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): 83.5 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
- Allina Health SystemAnnandale, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun among 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota
Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun is one of 3,335 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Minnesota. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 77% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 1,909 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Elk River
They are 10 of the 564 NPPES records with a practice address in Elk River, and 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Morgan Brummit, APRNOtsego, MN 553301053104380
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- Greta Hokanson, DNP, APRN, FNP-BCElk River, MN 553301609544022
- Sharon Koep Dickey, MSNElk River, MN 553301184618688
- Melissa Lachowitzer, FNPElk River, MN 553301679977698
- Elizabeth McLean, CNPElk River, MN 553301043668494
- Shareef Omar-Taylor, APRN, CNPElk River, MN 553301841004553
- Linnea Ritter, CNPOtsego, MN 553301912973892
Common questions
What is Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun's NPI number?
Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477287282, issued on Jul 16, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14181 Business Center Dr NW, Elk River, MN, 55330. Phone: (763) 236-0500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 9305, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun had 1,835 Medicare Part D claims for 340 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.