Gemechis Direba, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Urbana, IL
Gemechis Direba, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Urbana, Illinois, and NPI 1275207045, issued on Aug 5, 2021. Check the license (Illinois 036168269, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gemechis Direba
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036168269 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 W Park St, Urbana, IL 61801
- Phone
- (217) 337-2000
- Enumerated
- Aug 5, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2025
- Fax
- (217) 337-3715
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241227002221); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gemechis Direba in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036168269Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
328 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Alcohol Prep Pads27 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium20 claims
- Losartan Potassium17 claims
- Omeprazole17 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
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Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gemechis Direba among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Gemechis Direba, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
143 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Urbana
They are 143 of the 1,744 NPPES records with a practice address in Urbana, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Gemechis Direba, MD's NPI number?
Gemechis Direba, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275207045, issued on Aug 5, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gemechis Direba, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 W Park St, Urbana, IL, 61801. Phone: (217) 337-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gemechis Direba, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036168269, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gemechis Direba, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gemechis Direba, MD had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 66 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.