Tigist Ayehu Degu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Gainesville, FL
Tigist Ayehu Degu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1578068318, issued on Mar 26, 2018. Check the license (Florida ME148174, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tigist Ayehu Degu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- ME148174 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1147 NW 64TH Ter, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Phone
- (352) 333-5159
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211014000493); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1147 NW 64TH Ter
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tigist Ayehu Degu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME148174Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
52 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $16.04
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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
- Hni Hospital Services OF Florida LLCJacksonville, FL
- Hni Medical Services OF Florida, LLCJacksonville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
289 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gainesville
They are 289 of the 14,407 NPPES records with a practice address in Gainesville, and 10,151 internal medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Tigist Ayehu Degu, MD's NPI number?
Tigist Ayehu Degu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578068318, issued on Mar 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tigist Ayehu Degu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1147 NW 64TH Ter, Gainesville, FL, 32605. Phone: (352) 333-5159. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tigist Ayehu Degu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME148174, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tigist Ayehu Degu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tigist Ayehu Degu, MD had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.