NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fithun Lulseged Zekarias, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Dyer, IN

Fithun Lulseged Zekarias, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Dyer, Indiana, and NPI 1881920627, issued on Oct 29, 2009. Check the license (Indiana 01068138A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 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
1881920627
Name
Fithun Lulseged Zekarias
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
01068138A IN
036.124052 IL
036124052 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
24 Joliet St, Dyer, IN 46311
Phone
(219) 852-1524
Enumerated
Oct 29, 2009
Record last updated
Apr 21, 2025
Fax
(219) 933-2288
Medicaid ID
200987960 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100820000970); 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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 24 Joliet St

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

  1. Nathan Aardsma, D.O.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1649579939
  2. Ahmad Alsibai, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1265741235
  3. Amanda Arredondo, DNPCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1992484984
  4. Patricia Bailey-JohnsonClinical Social Worker1346647583
  5. George Bechir, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1649685306
  6. Umar Bhatti, DOHospitalist Physician1558802751

Verify Fithun Lulseged Zekarias in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
    Search for license 01068138A
    Check the board
  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
Open the Indiana license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

455 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.

  1. Fithun Zekarias455
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium32 claims
  2. Prednisone24 claims
  3. Furosemide23 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
  5. Eliquis20 claims
  6. Doxycycline Monohydrate18 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: $183.63

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Fithun Zekarias$183.63
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Franciscan Physician NetworkHammond, IN

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

Fithun Lulseged Zekarias among 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana

Fithun Lulseged Zekarias, MD is one of 453 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 40% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 40% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 379 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

22 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Dyer

They are 22 of the 457 NPPES records with a practice address in Dyer, and 453 hospitalist physician records in Indiana.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ahmad Alsibai, M.D.Dyer, IN 463111265741235
  2. George Bechir, M.D.Dyer, IN 463111649685306
  3. Satara Brown, MDDyer, IN 463111104237379
  4. Sean Chrystal, DODyer, IN 463111598968406
  5. Fernando De Lemos Figueira, MDDyer, IN 463111992253298
  6. John Frederick, M.D.Dyer, IN 463111598027153
  7. Purshotham Ginne, MDDyer, IN 463111255584397
  8. Chao Gong, M.D.Dyer, IN 463111073836706

Common questions

What is Fithun Lulseged Zekarias, MD's NPI number?

Fithun Lulseged Zekarias, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881920627, issued on Oct 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fithun Lulseged Zekarias, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24 Joliet St, Dyer, IN, 46311. Phone: (219) 852-1524. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fithun Lulseged Zekarias, MD's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01068138A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Fithun Lulseged Zekarias, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fithun Lulseged Zekarias, MD had 455 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.