Sisay Getahun Debebe, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Florence, SC
Sisay Getahun Debebe, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Florence, South Carolina, and NPI 1891083143, issued on Jul 20, 2011. Check the license (South Carolina MD38551, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sisay Getahun Debebe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD38551 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 555 E Cheves St, Florence, SC 29506
- Phone
- (843) 777-3717
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 777-5035
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151026000046); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 555 E Cheves St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sisay Getahun Debebe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD38551Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
369 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate48 claims
- Cephalexin45 claims
- Daptomycin30 claims
- Ceftriaxone26 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl22 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium21 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
- Mcleod Regional Medical Center OF The Pee Dee IncFlorence, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sisay Getahun Debebe among 119 infectious disease physician records in South Carolina
Sisay Getahun Debebe, M.D. is one of 119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 65% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2005 among the 89 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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 207RI0200X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 119 infectious disease physician records in South Carolina.
All 119 in South Carolina → Every provider in Florence → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ramesh Bharadwaj, M.DFlorence, SC 295061467634030
- Temujin Chavez, M.D.Florence, SC 295051558323543
- Karim Nazer, M.D.Florence, SC 295051174613004
- Julio Arroyo, MDFlorence, SC 295011063487262
- Maria Bandres Urbina, M.DConway, SC 295261174975098
- Janice Heintze, M.D.Summerville, SC 294851831693332
- William Largen, MDSummerville, SC 294851336435205
- James Allen, M.D.Johns Island, SC 294551700105376
Common questions
What is Sisay Getahun Debebe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sisay Getahun Debebe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891083143, issued on Jul 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sisay Getahun Debebe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 555 E Cheves St, Florence, SC, 29506. Phone: (843) 777-3717. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sisay Getahun Debebe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD38551, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sisay Getahun Debebe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sisay Getahun Debebe, M.D. had 369 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.