Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Hiwot Desta, MD

Gastroenterology Physician · Lansdowne, VA

Hiwot Desta, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Lansdowne, Virginia, and NPI 1558321091, issued on Mar 27, 2006. Check the license on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1558321091
Name
Hiwot Desta
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
Practice location
19455 Deerfield Ave Ste 201, Lansdowne, VA 20176
Phone
(703) 723-3670
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 19455 Deerfield Ave Ste 201

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

  1. Chandra Adhikari, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1912754078
  2. Michelle Crigler, P.A.-CMedical Physician Assistant1063590446
  3. Juan De La Ossa, DOGastroenterology Physician1700382579
  4. Satinder Gill, MDGastroenterology Physician1487614913
  5. Rahul Kataria, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1538401831
  6. Brooke Keenan, RDRegistered Dietitian1023666070

Verify Hiwot Desta in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health ProfessionsCheck 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
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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

219 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 848 among the 13,066 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.

  1. Hiwot Desta219
  2. Specialty average848

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium31 claims
  2. Dexlansoprazole Dr25 claims
  3. Famotidine17 claims
  4. Baclofen14 claims
  5. Colesevelam Hcl13 claims
  6. Clenpiq12 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.

The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 82.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score69.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $303.33

19 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 10,593 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,948.62 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hiwot Desta$303.33
  2. Specialty average$4,948.62

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

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Gastroenterology Associates VA, LLCLansdowne, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

6 gastroenterology physician records list a Lansdowne practice address

They are 6 of the 197 NPPES records with a Lansdowne practice address, and 446 gastroenterology physician records in Virginia.

Other gastroenterology physician records in Virginia

  1. Mahmood Abedi, MDFairfax, VA1649255233
  2. Mohammad Abidi, MDManassas, VA1295153690
  3. Souheil Abou Assi, M.D.Richmond, VA1023004710
  4. Emad Abuhamda, MDAlexandria, VA1649228099
  5. Jason Adam, M.D.North Chesterfield, VA1275894792
  6. Kenneth Adams, MDNewport News, VA1639161300
  7. Tonya Adams, M.D.Fairfax, VA1861472862
  8. Satyanisth Agrawal, D.O.Norfolk, VA1356503593
  9. Rizwan Ahmed, M.D.Manassas, VA1841469061
  10. Tokunbo Ajayi, M.D.Manassas, VA1255625307

Common questions

What is Hiwot Desta, MD's NPI number?

Hiwot Desta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558321091, issued on Mar 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hiwot Desta, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19455 Deerfield Ave Ste 201, Lansdowne, VA, 20176. Phone: (703) 723-3670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hiwot Desta, MD's license?

Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Hiwot Desta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hiwot Desta, MD had 219 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 848. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Hiwot Desta, MD's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.