Tilahun A. Gemtessa, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Hartford, CT
Tilahun A. Gemtessa, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Hartford, Connecticut, and NPI 1780905174, issued on Jun 19, 2010. Check the license (Connecticut 052072, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tilahun A. Gemtessa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 052072 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Asylum Ave Ste 4304, Hartford, CT 06105
- Phone
- (860) 714-5895
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2010
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150804003069); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 202 in Connecticut → Look up another NPI →
Verify Tilahun A. Gemtessa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 052072Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
103 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy17 claims
- Penicillin V Potassium11 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: $332.86
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Mercy Inpatient Medical Associates IncSpringfield, MA
- Trinity Health OF New England Provider Network Organization IncHartford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tilahun A. Gemtessa among 202 infectious disease physician records in Connecticut
Tilahun A. Gemtessa, M.D. is one of 202 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 77% 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 66% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 66% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 202 infectious disease physician records in Connecticut.
All 202 in Connecticut → Every provider in Hartford → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harry Conte, MDHartford, CT 061051184626400
- Lauren Ibrahim, M.D.Hartford, CT 061051790944239
- Payal Rath, MDHartford, CT 061051013526482
- Eytan Rubinstien, MDHartford, CT 061051194727412
- Myrla Sajo, M.D.Hartford, CT 061051710169065
- Cheryl Smith, MDHartford, CT 061051376545699
- Ulysses WuHartford, CT 061051750582805
- Joseph Berger, MDHartford, CT 061061346806536
Common questions
What is Tilahun A. Gemtessa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tilahun A. Gemtessa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780905174, issued on Jun 19, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tilahun A. Gemtessa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Asylum Ave Ste 4304, Hartford, CT, 06105. Phone: (860) 714-5895. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tilahun A. Gemtessa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 052072, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tilahun A. Gemtessa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tilahun A. Gemtessa, M.D. had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.