Simon Haileselassie Tesfau, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN
Simon Haileselassie Tesfau, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1891890406, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 41174, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Simon Haileselassie Tesfau
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 41174 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3473 Poplar Ave Ste 103, Memphis, TN 38111
- Phone
- (901) 320-6915
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2026
- Fax
- (901) 320-6920
- Medicaid ID
- 1510458 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070703000200); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3473 Poplar Ave Ste 103
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Simon Haileselassie Tesfau in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 41174Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,694 Medicare Part D claims for 370 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 54 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium317 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate312 claims
- Metformin Hcl125 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium115 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate110 claims
- Losartan Potassium107 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Primary Care Group, LLCMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Simon Haileselassie Tesfau among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Simon Haileselassie Tesfau, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
325 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Memphis
They are 325 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Simon Haileselassie Tesfau, MD's NPI number?
Simon Haileselassie Tesfau, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891890406, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Simon Haileselassie Tesfau, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3473 Poplar Ave Ste 103, Memphis, TN, 38111. Phone: (901) 320-6915. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Simon Haileselassie Tesfau, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 41174, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Simon Haileselassie Tesfau, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Simon Haileselassie Tesfau, MD had 4,694 Medicare Part D claims for 370 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.