Sara Tesfatsion
Internal Medicine Physician · Lithonia, GA
Sara Tesfatsion is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lithonia, Georgia, and NPI 1598392839, issued on Mar 26, 2020. Check the license (Georgia 96963, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Tesfatsion
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 96963 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2801 Dekalb Medical Pkwy, Lithonia, GA 30058
- Phone
- (404) 501-8000
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sara Tesfatsion in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 96963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
377 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium22 claims
- Eliquis18 claims
- Furosemide18 claims
- Spironolactone15 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): 92.3 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $7.74
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Sara Tesfatsion among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Sara Tesfatsion is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2020, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 51% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lithonia
They are 19 of the 756 NPPES records with a practice address in Lithonia, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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- Dawne Hood, M.D.Lithonia, GA 300581467558916
- Christopher Johnson, MDLithonia, GA 300581104902394
- Laquay Jones, CNPLithonia, GA 300581477652923
- Brandi Jones, MD, PHDLithonia, GA 300581053547679
- Louis Lee, M.D.Lithonia, GA 300581053409797
Common questions
What is Sara Tesfatsion's NPI number?
Sara Tesfatsion's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598392839, issued on Mar 26, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Tesfatsion located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2801 Dekalb Medical Pkwy, Lithonia, GA, 30058. Phone: (404) 501-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Tesfatsion's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 96963, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sara Tesfatsion prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Tesfatsion had 377 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sara Tesfatsion's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 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.