NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Etsehiwot Taye, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Selma, CA

Etsehiwot Taye, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Selma, California, and NPI 1376621284, issued on Nov 1, 2006. Check the license (California A78494, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1376621284
Name
Etsehiwot Taye
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A78494 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2651 Highland Ave, Selma, CA 93662
Phone
(559) 898-6165
Enumerated
Nov 1, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00A784940 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090617000221); accepts 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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Also registered at 2651 Highland Ave

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

  1. Laurie Berthold, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1831188051
  2. Jasmine Biol, MDFamily Medicine Physician1871699496
  3. Raymond ChanPharmacist1124550579
  4. Luz Corona Gomez, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1407200710
  5. Lori Emler, NPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1780895631
  6. Vikram Gill, MDFamily Medicine Physician1720494768

Verify Etsehiwot Taye in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

11,784 Medicare Part D claims for 903 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 562 claims were for opioids.

  1. Etsehiwot Taye11,784
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium777 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium559 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium399 claims
  4. Lisinopril354 claims
  5. Fluticasone Propionate333 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate318 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Permanente Medical Group IncStockton, CA

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

Etsehiwot Taye among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Etsehiwot Taye, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Selma

They are 11 of the 228 NPPES records with a practice address in Selma, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sang-Min ChangSelma, CA 936621043871916
  2. Arielle Houston, MDSelma, CA 936621720667959
  3. Sowjanya KalidindiSelma, CA 936621164011227
  4. Kil Kim, MDSelma, CA 936621205847993
  5. Richard Piel, MDSelma, CA 936621174601066
  6. Nelson Rodriguez, MDSelma, CA 936621134279946
  7. Bimalroy Shah, MDSelma, CA 936621174601991
  8. Intisab Sultan, M.D.Selma, CA 936621548362296

Common questions

What is Etsehiwot Taye, MD's NPI number?

Etsehiwot Taye, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376621284, issued on Nov 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Etsehiwot Taye, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2651 Highland Ave, Selma, CA, 93662. Phone: (559) 898-6165. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Etsehiwot Taye, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A78494, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Etsehiwot Taye, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Etsehiwot Taye, MD had 11,784 Medicare Part D claims for 903 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.