Melat Assefa
Family Nurse Practitioner · Washington, DC
Melat Assefa is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1508297805, issued on Dec 11, 2013. Check the license (District of Columbia NP1009557, as entered in NPPES) with the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melat Assefa
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- NP1009557 DC
RN1009557 DC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 765 Kenilworth Ave, Washington, DC 20019
- Phone
- (202) 469-4699
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140414000966); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 765 Kenilworth Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Minior, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1346209475
Verify Melat Assefa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich District of Columbia board licenses this profession
Search for license NP1009557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate11 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
- Unity Health Care Inc.Washington, DC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melat Assefa among 682 family nurse practitioner records in District of Columbia
Melat Assefa is one of 682 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 33% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2019 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
675 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Washington
They are 675 of the 45,857 NPPES records with a practice address in Washington, and 682 family nurse practitioner records in District of Columbia.
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Common questions
What is Melat Assefa's NPI number?
Melat Assefa's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508297805, issued on Dec 11, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melat Assefa located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 765 Kenilworth Ave, Washington, DC, 20019. Phone: (202) 469-4699. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melat Assefa's license?
NPPES lists District of Columbia license number NP1009557, as entered by the provider. Search the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melat Assefa prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melat Assefa had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.