Semere Tesfamariam, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Demorest, GA
Semere Tesfamariam, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Demorest, Georgia, and NPI 1609432566, issued on May 16, 2019. Check the license (Georgia 92791, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Semere Tesfamariam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 92791 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 541 Historic Hwy, Demorest, GA 30535
- Phone
- (706) 754-2161
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220801000340); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Semere Tesfamariam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 92791Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
307 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone37 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass32 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate16 claims
- Cefdinir14 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl13 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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): 82.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $23.86
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Emory Specialty Associates, LLCAtlanta, GA
- Southeastern Medical Specialists, LLCToccoa, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Semere Tesfamariam among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Semere Tesfamariam, MD 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 2019, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 79% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- 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).
9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Demorest
They are 9 of the 192 NPPES records with a practice address in Demorest, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Semere Tesfamariam, MD's NPI number?
Semere Tesfamariam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609432566, issued on May 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Semere Tesfamariam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 541 Historic Hwy, Demorest, GA, 30535. Phone: (706) 754-2161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Semere Tesfamariam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 92791, 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 Semere Tesfamariam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Semere Tesfamariam, MD had 307 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Semere Tesfamariam, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 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.