NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Saba Bekele, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Bronx, NY

Saba Bekele, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bronx, New York, and NPI 1437598851, issued on Jun 19, 2013. Check the license (New York 285896, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437598851
Name
Saba Bekele
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
285896 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4422 3RD Ave, Bronx, NY 10457
Phone
(718) 960-6202
Enumerated
Jun 19, 2013
Record last updated
Sep 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(718) 960-3486
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161014001239); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4422 3RD Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Matthew Abad, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1629490693
  2. Jamaad AbdiDentist1609458421
  3. Rita Abraham, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1326743378
  4. Hiluf Abule, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1083447452
  5. Yohannes Achamyeleh, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1912745548
  6. Juan Acosta, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1316940968

Verify Saba Bekele in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

431 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Saba Bekele431
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Cefpodoxime Proxetil31 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium28 claims
  3. Prednisone19 claims
  4. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
  5. Famotidine13 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium12 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: $214.81

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products 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.

  1. Saba Bekele$214.81
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southwest Suffolk Medical PCWest Islip, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Saba Bekele among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York

Saba Bekele, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 61% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

960 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bronx

They are 960 of the 32,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Bronx, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sai Akella, MDBronx, NY 104571386741312
  2. Jitendra Barmecha, MD, MPH, FACPBronx, NY 104571336115567
  3. Florenta Bederniceanu, M.D.Bronx, NY 104571417917154
  4. Galina Bendich, M.D.Bronx, NY 104571376590596
  5. Rachel Bermudez, MDBronx, NY 104571235110776
  6. Tamara Erlikh, M.D.Bronx, NY 104571518900471
  7. Joseph Harris, MDBronx, NY 104571275567653
  8. Manisha Kulshreshtha, M.D.Bronx, NY 104571144295007

Common questions

What is Saba Bekele, MD's NPI number?

Saba Bekele, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437598851, issued on Jun 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Saba Bekele, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4422 3RD Ave, Bronx, NY, 10457. Phone: (718) 960-6202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Saba Bekele, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 285896, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Saba Bekele, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Saba Bekele, MD had 431 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.