NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Selamawit Getachew

Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbia, MD

Selamawit Getachew is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, Maryland, and NPI 1215973656, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (Maryland C0001215, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215973656
Name
Selamawit Getachew
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
C0001215 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5755 Cedar LN, Columbia, MD 21044
Phone
(410) 550-9720
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 4, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid IDs
022004300 MD
405122000 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100813000367); 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 5755 Cedar LN

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

  1. Mohammed Abdel-Rahim, DOHospitalist Physician1316437569
  2. Adegboyega Abdulkadir, M.D.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1750554143
  3. Nancy Acs, LCSW-CClinical Social Worker1033411814
  4. Eniola Adejumo, MDHospitalist Physician1104110675
  5. Farzaneh Agahi, DNPCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1902661283
  6. Nickolas Agathis, M.D. (IN MAY 2015)Pediatrics Physician1740676535

Verify Selamawit Getachew in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

229 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Selamawit Getachew229
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass37 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate25 claims
  3. Cefuroxime16 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone16 claims
  5. Doxycycline Monohydrate15 claims
  6. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro14 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score71.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%49.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mnr Industries, LLCEldersburg, MD

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

Selamawit Getachew among 1,190 emergency medicine physician records in Maryland

Selamawit Getachew is one of 1,190 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 77% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2010 among the 571 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Maryland

There are 1,190 emergency medicine physician records in Maryland.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mark Baskerville, M.D.Columbia, MD 210441306801824
  2. Donald BerlinColumbia, MD 210441285678649
  3. Kevin CookeColumbia, MD 210441871529172
  4. Chayan DeyColumbia, MD 210441710913967
  5. Levan KuckColumbia, MD 210441114962727
  6. Everette Lafon, M.D.Columbia, MD 210441588856132
  7. F Martinez, M.DColumbia, MD 210441871634386
  8. Ann MihalickColumbia, MD 210441902834435

Common questions

What is Selamawit Getachew's NPI number?

Selamawit Getachew's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215973656, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Selamawit Getachew located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5755 Cedar LN, Columbia, MD, 21044. Phone: (410) 550-9720. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Selamawit Getachew's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number C0001215, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Selamawit Getachew prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Selamawit Getachew had 229 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Selamawit Getachew's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.