Timnit Fesehaye Tekeste, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Timnit Fesehaye Tekeste, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1689038721, issued on Apr 5, 2016. Check the license (California A152689, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timnit Fesehaye Tekeste
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A152689 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4733 W Sunset Blvd FL 3, Los Angeles, CA 90027
- Phone
- (206) 226-6668
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220914000885); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Timnit Fesehaye Tekeste in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A152689Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
614 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf189 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium184 claims
- Omeprazole40 claims
- Cholestyramine23 claims
- Famotidine17 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl16 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 42.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,070.90
83 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
- Socal Gastroenterology Corp.Los Alamitos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timnit Fesehaye Tekeste among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Timnit Fesehaye Tekeste, 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 2016, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 1,538 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Timnit Fesehaye Tekeste, M.D.'s NPI number?
Timnit Fesehaye Tekeste, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689038721, issued on Apr 5, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timnit Fesehaye Tekeste, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4733 W Sunset Blvd FL 3, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (206) 226-6668. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timnit Fesehaye Tekeste, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A152689, 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 Timnit Fesehaye Tekeste, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timnit Fesehaye Tekeste, M.D. had 614 Medicare Part D claims for 329 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Timnit Fesehaye Tekeste, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 42.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.