Tigist Gemechu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Staten Island, NY
Tigist Gemechu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Staten Island, New York, and NPI 1518469782, issued on Mar 5, 2018. Check the license (New York 207R0000X, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tigist Gemechu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 207R0000X NY
T3282 TX
93118 SC
81229 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 355 Bard Ave Dept OF, Staten Island, NY 10310
- Phone
- (718) 818-2419
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2018
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250916004426); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tigist Gemechu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 207R0000XCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
874 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide47 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass44 claims
- Eliquis44 claims
- Potassium Chloride32 claims
- Losartan Potassium29 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium29 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 5 group practices
- Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationMontgomery, AL
- North Texas Physician Services, PLLCTexarkana, TX
- Southeastern Hospitalist Services PCWalterboro, SC
- Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services OF Texas, PLLCKerrville, TX
- Usacs Observation Medicine Services OF Oklahoma, LLCTulsa, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tigist Gemechu among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Tigist Gemechu, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
298 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Staten Island
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Common questions
What is Tigist Gemechu, MD's NPI number?
Tigist Gemechu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518469782, issued on Mar 5, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tigist Gemechu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 355 Bard Ave Dept OF, Staten Island, NY, 10310. Phone: (718) 818-2419. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tigist Gemechu, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 207R0000X, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tigist Gemechu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tigist Gemechu, MD had 874 Medicare Part D claims for 354 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.