Eskinder Afework, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Silver Spring, MD
Eskinder Afework, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Silver Spring, Maryland, and NPI 1912938408, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0051128, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eskinder Afework
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- D0051128 MD
MD22010 DC
0101054698 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Linton Knoll CT, Silver Spring, MD 20904
- Phone
- (301) 879-7427
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 413046400 MD
831001700 MD - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eskinder Afework in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0051128Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
158 Medicare Part D claims for 110 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir27 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl27 claims
- Prednisone20 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.
Eskinder Afework among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland
Eskinder Afework, M.D. is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 59% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
186 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Silver Spring
They are 186 of the 6,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver Spring, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Eskinder Afework, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eskinder Afework, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912938408, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eskinder Afework, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Linton Knoll CT, Silver Spring, MD, 20904. Phone: (301) 879-7427. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eskinder Afework, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0051128, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eskinder Afework, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eskinder Afework, M.D. had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 110 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.
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.