Menilik Merid Asfaw, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Puyallup, WA
Menilik Merid Asfaw, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Puyallup, Washington, and NPI 1972093953, issued on May 15, 2018. Check the license (Washington MD61408033, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Menilik Merid Asfaw
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- MD61408033 WA
62640 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 401 15TH Ave SE, Puyallup, WA 98372
- Phone
- (253) 697-4000
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 4, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 2236202 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230310001524); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 401 15TH Ave SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Sean BaltesPharmacist1780534578
- Emily Banks, RN, DNPNurse Practitioner1881263895
- Juanita Beard, LMHCMental Health Counselor1427567270
- Janet Blasko, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1932415692
Verify Menilik Merid Asfaw in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61408033Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
508 Medicare Part D claims for 196 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium39 claims
- Cefdinir30 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass27 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl24 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate21 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $56.87
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, 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
- Franciscan Medical GroupTacoma, WA
- South Sound Inpatient Physicians PLLCPuyallup, WA
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 Menilik Merid Asfaw, MD's NPI number?
Menilik Merid Asfaw, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972093953, issued on May 15, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Menilik Merid Asfaw, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 15TH Ave SE, Puyallup, WA, 98372. Phone: (253) 697-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Menilik Merid Asfaw, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61408033, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Menilik Merid Asfaw, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Menilik Merid Asfaw, MD had 508 Medicare Part D claims for 196 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.