NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tesfaye Meren, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · East Providence, RI

Tesfaye Meren, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in East Providence, Rhode Island, and NPI 1336136852, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (Rhode Island MD10325, as entered in NPPES) on the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336136852
Name
Tesfaye Meren
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD10325 RI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
900 Warren Ave, East Providence, RI 02914
Phone
(401) 331-1221
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2024
Fax
(401) 751-8003
Medicaid ID
9026681 RI
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041029000085); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 900 Warren Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Priya Bansal, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1992811871
  2. Rajnish Bansal, MDInternal Medicine Physician1417944190
  3. Suzanne Burns, MDInternal Medicine Physician1144217829
  4. Kathleen Donaghey, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1528099165
  5. John Finigan, MDPediatrics Physician1912994443
  6. Matthew Franco, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1013177369

Verify Tesfaye Meren in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersRhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,800 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tesfaye Meren2,800
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium283 claims
  2. Lisinopril175 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate161 claims
  4. Omeprazole132 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium107 claims
  6. Simvastatin101 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

  1. Coastal Medical Physicians IncEast Providence, RI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Tesfaye Meren among 1,033 internal medicine physician records in Rhode Island

Tesfaye Meren, MD is one of 1,033 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Rhode Island. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2006 among the 590 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 48% 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 Rhode Island practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

35 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in East Providence

They are 35 of the 779 NPPES records with a practice address in East Providence, and 1,033 internal medicine physician records in Rhode Island.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Herman Ayvazyan, MDEast Providence, RI 029141417910555
  2. Rajnish Bansal, MDEast Providence, RI 029141417944190
  3. Charles Brex, MDEast Providence, RI 029141407840903
  4. Suzanne Burns, MDEast Providence, RI 029141144217829
  5. Diane Gerzevitz, NPPEast Providence, RI 029141407810096
  6. Steven Kempner, MDEast Providence, RI 029141780671149
  7. Audrey Kupchan, MDEast Providence, RI 029141609863125
  8. Alex Mandel, M.D.East Providence, RI 029141497736581

Common questions

What is Tesfaye Meren, MD's NPI number?

Tesfaye Meren, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336136852, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tesfaye Meren, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 Warren Ave, East Providence, RI, 02914. Phone: (401) 331-1221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tesfaye Meren, MD's license?

NPPES lists Rhode Island license number MD10325, as entered by the provider. Search the Rhode Island Board of Medical Licensure and Discipline at https://healthri.mylicense.com/Verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tesfaye Meren, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tesfaye Meren, MD had 2,800 Medicare Part D claims for 300 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.