NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Wagahta Semere, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · New Haven, CT

Wagahta Semere, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1598080517, issued on Apr 1, 2010. Check the license (Connecticut 51917, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598080517
Name
Wagahta Semere
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
51917 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20 York St, New Haven, CT 06510
Phone
(203) 688-2470
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2010
Record last updated
Jun 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(203) 688-4516
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 20 York St

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

  1. Cyrena Abbasi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609703289
  2. Ali Abboud, MD, MBAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942943097
  3. Basil Abdalla, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154905057
  4. Jasmina AbdallaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700638590
  5. Sarah AbdallahPsychiatry Physician1740800952
  6. Usama Abdelghany, PHARM DOncology Pharmacist1548827843

Verify Wagahta Semere in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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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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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

563 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Wagahta Semere563
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium59 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate26 claims
  3. Famotidine22 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl21 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium17 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): 91.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score83.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%68.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Wagahta Semere among 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut

Wagahta Semere, M.D. is one of 2,623 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 81% 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 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
  • Record last updated2014 · 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

329 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Haven

They are 329 of the 9,793 NPPES records with a practice address in New Haven, and 2,623 internal medicine physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Becker, M.D.New Haven, CT 065101154427656
  2. William Crede, MDNew Haven, CT 065101760455984
  3. Robert Gifford, M.D.New Haven, CT 065101407982242
  4. Frederick Haeseler, MDNew Haven, CT 065101295862084
  5. Peter Herbert, MDNew Haven, CT 065101033191465
  6. Rajlakshmi Krishnamurthy, MDNew Haven, CT 065101568487346
  7. Chandrika Kumar, M.D.New Haven, CT 065101386645448
  8. Frank Mongillo, MDNew Haven, CT 065101811917289

Common questions

What is Wagahta Semere, M.D.'s NPI number?

Wagahta Semere, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598080517, issued on Apr 1, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Wagahta Semere, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20 York St, New Haven, CT, 06510. Phone: (203) 688-2470. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Wagahta Semere, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 51917, 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 Wagahta Semere, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Wagahta Semere, M.D. had 563 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Wagahta Semere, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.9 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.