Taddese Teferi Desta, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · San Diego, CA
Taddese Teferi Desta, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1346326246, issued on Oct 31, 2006. Check the license (California A49164, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Taddese Teferi Desta
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A49164 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 292 Euclid Ave, San Diego, CA 92114
- Phone
- (619) 266-3332
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 266-6000
- Medicaid ID
- 00A491640 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040202001020); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Taddese Teferi Desta in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A49164Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
784 Medicare Part D claims for 379 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium103 claims
- Linzess96 claims
- Gavilyte-G92 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes76 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf68 claims
- Gavilyte-C58 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: $775.25
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Digestive Disease Associates IncSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Taddese Teferi Desta among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Taddese Teferi Desta, M.D. is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in California
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- Tony Cheng, MDSan Diego, CA 921111629698923
- Janice Oh, MDSan Diego, CA 921111417586082
- Karen Gordon, MDCoronado, CA 921181164506408
- Eric SzuCoronado, CA 921181578945853
- Daniel Anderson, MDSan Diego, CA 921201932286549
Common questions
What is Taddese Teferi Desta, M.D.'s NPI number?
Taddese Teferi Desta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346326246, issued on Oct 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Taddese Teferi Desta, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 292 Euclid Ave, San Diego, CA, 92114. Phone: (619) 266-3332. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Taddese Teferi Desta, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A49164, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Taddese Teferi Desta, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Taddese Teferi Desta, M.D. had 784 Medicare Part D claims for 379 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.