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.
- 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
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Verify Selamawit Getachew in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license C0001215Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass37 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate25 claims
- Cefuroxime16 claims
- Methylprednisolone16 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate15 claims
- 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- 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
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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.