Surafel Befekadu Gezahegne, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Renton, WA
Surafel Befekadu Gezahegne, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Renton, Washington, and NPI 1326364688, issued on Apr 12, 2010. Check the license (Washington MD60750144, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Surafel Befekadu Gezahegne
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD60750144 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4011 Talbot RD S Ste 460, Renton, WA 98055
- Phone
- (425) 251-5100
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170630002614); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 324 in Washington → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 4011 Talbot RD S Ste 460
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Melody Soucy, ARNPNurse Practitioner1245805126
- Justin Yoshimoto, ARNPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1699371278
Verify Surafel Befekadu Gezahegne in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60750144Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,321 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa522 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta270 claims
- Anoro Ellipta218 claims
- Prednisone169 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol104 claims
- Stiolto Respimat75 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: $1,139.57
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 one group practice
- Valley Medical Group-RentonRenton, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surafel Befekadu Gezahegne among 324 pulmonary disease physician records in Washington
Surafel Befekadu Gezahegne, MD is one of 324 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Washington. 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 2010, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2003 among the 229 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Washington
There are 324 pulmonary disease physician records in Washington.
All 324 in Washington → Every provider in Renton → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Kim, MDRenton, WA 980551679673669
- Suzanne Krell, MDRenton, WA 980551841205416
- Stefanie Nunez, MDRenton, WA 980551588671796
- William Park, MDRenton, WA 980551205949195
- Hina Sahi, M.D.Renton, WA 980551619192739
- Richard Wall, MDRenton, WA 980551184780728
- Noel Johnson, D.O.Snoqualmie, WA 980651487644563
- Alan Montgomery, MDMedina, WA 980391164307534
Common questions
What is Surafel Befekadu Gezahegne, MD's NPI number?
Surafel Befekadu Gezahegne, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326364688, issued on Apr 12, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Surafel Befekadu Gezahegne, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4011 Talbot RD S Ste 460, Renton, WA, 98055. Phone: (425) 251-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Surafel Befekadu Gezahegne, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60750144, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Surafel Befekadu Gezahegne, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Surafel Befekadu Gezahegne, MD had 2,321 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.