Melaku Berhanu Tesfaye, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Bethesda, MD
Melaku Berhanu Tesfaye, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Bethesda, Maryland, and NPI 1417390527, issued on Apr 9, 2013. Check the license (Maryland D86571, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melaku Berhanu Tesfaye
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- D86571 MD
MD466731 PA
MD60640210 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8600 Old Georgetown RD, Bethesda, MD 20814
- Phone
- (301) 796-7500
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 20, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190730001174); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 8600 Old Georgetown RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melaku Berhanu Tesfaye in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D86571Check 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 hospitalist physician in 2024
83 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $35.85
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
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
- Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services OF Maryland LLCRockville, MD
- Wellspan Medical GroupChambersburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Melaku Berhanu Tesfaye, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melaku Berhanu Tesfaye, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417390527, issued on Apr 9, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melaku Berhanu Tesfaye, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8600 Old Georgetown RD, Bethesda, MD, 20814. Phone: (301) 796-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melaku Berhanu Tesfaye, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D86571, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melaku Berhanu Tesfaye, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melaku Berhanu Tesfaye, M.D. had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.