NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ermias Shawel Abebe, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Texarkana, TX

Ermias Shawel Abebe, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Texarkana, Texas, and NPI 1548558273, issued on Jul 15, 2011. Check the license (Texas R3783, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1548558273
Name
Ermias Shawel Abebe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
R3783 TX
MT199870 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5002 Cowhorn Creek RD, Texarkana, TX 75503
Phone
(903) 614-3000
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2011
Record last updated
Aug 16, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(903) 614-3525
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170906001915); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 2011
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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Also registered at 5002 Cowhorn Creek RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Brian Alessi, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1821409939
  3. Zahir Ali, MDHospitalist Physician1184685422
  4. Matt Allred, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700064789
  5. Ukana Bassey, D.OInternal Medicine Physician1356628812
  6. Miranda Baugh, CFNPNurse Practitioner1548246630

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  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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42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

200 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 63 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ermias Abebe200
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl47 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl35 claims
  3. Gabapentin28 claims
  4. Cephalexin14 claims
  5. Meloxicam11 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: $92.69

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ermias Abebe$93
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Christus Trinity ClinicTexarkana, TX

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

Ermias Shawel Abebe among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Ermias Shawel Abebe, M.D. is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Howard Brown, MD,FACS,FAAOSTexarkana, TX 755031982717138
  2. Frank Hamlin, MDTexarkana, TX 755031861470684
  3. Richard Hilborn, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755031639164023
  4. Darius Mitchell, MDTexarkana, TX 755031992780738
  5. Steven Porter, M.D.Texarkana, TX 755031922071737
  6. Gregory Smolarz, MDTexarkana, TX 755031386644953
  7. Douglas Thompson, MDTexarkana, TX 755031891796736
  8. Harold Weems, MDTexarkana, TX 755031225038383

Common questions

What is Ermias Shawel Abebe, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ermias Shawel Abebe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548558273, issued on Jul 15, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ermias Shawel Abebe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5002 Cowhorn Creek RD, Texarkana, TX, 75503. Phone: (903) 614-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ermias Shawel Abebe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R3783, 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 Ermias Shawel Abebe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ermias Shawel Abebe, M.D. had 200 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.