Sissay S. Befikadu, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Norfolk, VA
Sissay S. Befikadu, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Virginia, and NPI 1649582982, issued on Jul 1, 2010. Check the license (Virginia 0101253749, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sissay S. Befikadu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 0101253749 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Gresham Dr FL 5, Norfolk, VA 23507
- Phone
- (757) 388-3198
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 388-4242
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241205000456); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 600 Gresham Dr FL 5
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Verify Sissay S. Befikadu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101253749Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
428 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate25 claims
- Cefdinir24 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Eliquis13 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate13 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $158.84
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, 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
- Sound Physicians OF Massachusetts IncBrockton, MA
- Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services OF Maryland LLCRockville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
196 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Norfolk
They are 196 of the 5,993 NPPES records with a practice address in Norfolk, and 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia.
All 196 in Norfolk → All 3,599 in Virginia → Every provider in Norfolk →
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Common questions
What is Sissay S. Befikadu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sissay S. Befikadu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649582982, issued on Jul 1, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sissay S. Befikadu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Gresham Dr FL 5, Norfolk, VA, 23507. Phone: (757) 388-3198. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sissay S. Befikadu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101253749, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sissay S. Befikadu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sissay S. Befikadu, M.D. had 428 Medicare Part D claims for 182 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.