Dereje Desta, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Humble, TX
Dereje Desta, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Humble, Texas, and NPI 1427289321, issued on Jul 27, 2009. Check the license (Texas P2635, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dereje Desta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- P2635 TX
2017000620 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18951 N Memorial Dr, Humble, TX 77338
- Phone
- (281) 540-7700
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 18951 N Memorial Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Mayra Alban-Rivera, APRNNurse Practitioner1275100521
- Ruth Alvarado, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTPhysician Assistant1568223162
- Nimesh Amin, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1083039911
- Michelle Arsenault, MDHospitalist Physician1699419267
- Anglea Atkins, OTROccupational Therapist1295961142
Verify Dereje Desta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P2635Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
406 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 940 among the 13,923 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil22 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium22 claims
- Eliquis17 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Furosemide16 claims
- Carvedilol14 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHumble, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Dereje Desta, MD's NPI number?
Dereje Desta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427289321, issued on Jul 27, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dereje Desta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18951 N Memorial Dr, Humble, TX, 77338. Phone: (281) 540-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dereje Desta, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P2635, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dereje Desta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dereje Desta, MD had 406 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 940. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.