Lense Tessema Duresso, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Irmo, SC
Lense Tessema Duresso, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Irmo, South Carolina, and NPI 1578008991, issued on Dec 20, 2016. Check the license on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lense Tessema Duresso
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 71872 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Thames Vly, Irmo, SC 29063
- Phone
- (412) 273-0996
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 15, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231106000051); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lense Tessema Duresso in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
497 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone37 claims
- Jardiance34 claims
- Carvedilol33 claims
- Furosemide29 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate27 claims
- Lisinopril22 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $42.68
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Apogee Medical Group South CarolinaColumbia, SC
- Impact Physician Group South Carolina LLCElgin, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lense Tessema Duresso among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Lense Tessema Duresso, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 63% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 46% 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 South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Irmo
They are 16 of the 583 NPPES records with a practice address in Irmo, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Lense Tessema Duresso, MD's NPI number?
Lense Tessema Duresso, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578008991, issued on Dec 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lense Tessema Duresso, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Thames Vly, Irmo, SC, 29063. Phone: (412) 273-0996. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lense Tessema Duresso, MD's license?
Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lense Tessema Duresso, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lense Tessema Duresso, MD had 497 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lense Tessema Duresso, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.3 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), 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.