Mulugeta Tarekegne, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Mulugeta Tarekegne, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1336105535, issued on Apr 25, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 21648, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mulugeta Tarekegne
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 21648 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2719 Middleburg Dr, Columbia, SC 29204
- Phone
- (803) 256-6828
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2024
- Fax
- (803) 256-6827
- Medicaid ID
- 216484 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040204000103); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2719 Middleburg Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Mulugeta Tarekegne in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21648Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
821 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 88 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium61 claims
- Furosemide31 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Gabapentin24 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl23 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl23 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsSumter, SC
- SC House Calls IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mulugeta Tarekegne among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Mulugeta Tarekegne, M.D. 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
269 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 269 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Mulugeta Tarekegne, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mulugeta Tarekegne, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336105535, issued on Apr 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mulugeta Tarekegne, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2719 Middleburg Dr, Columbia, SC, 29204. Phone: (803) 256-6828. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mulugeta Tarekegne, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 21648, as entered by the provider. 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 Mulugeta Tarekegne, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mulugeta Tarekegne, M.D. had 821 Medicare Part D claims for 326 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mulugeta Tarekegne, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. 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.