Yezina Temesgen Nigatu, M.D
Nephrology Physician · Stony Brook, NY
Yezina Temesgen Nigatu, M.D is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Stony Brook, New York, and NPI 1760610554, issued on Jun 30, 2009. Check the license (New York 284378, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Yezina Temesgen Nigatu
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 284378 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Hsct T16 080, Stony Brook, NY 11794
- Phone
- (631) 444-1617
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (631) 444-6174
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160902001709); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Yezina Temesgen Nigatu 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 284378Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
975 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim88 claims
- Famotidine47 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl47 claims
- Lokelma43 claims
- Carvedilol42 claims
- Nifedipine Er42 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 one group practice
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiLong Island City, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Yezina Temesgen Nigatu among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Yezina Temesgen Nigatu, M.D is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
All 1,049 in New York → Every provider in Stony Brook → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rula Abdulrahman, M.D.Stony Brook, NY 117941790180776
- Mansoor AhmedStony Brook, NY 117941366154742
- Imran ChaudhriStony Brook, NY 117941689170557
- Chelsea Estrada, D.O.Stony Brook, NY 117941720221971
- Peter Igarashi, MDStony Brook, NY 117941225007792
- Farrukh Koraishy, MD, PHDStony Brook, NY 117941336108760
- Henry Yip, MDStony Brook, NY 117941295361202
- Carmichael Angeles, M.D.Stony Brook, NY 117901689671190
Common questions
What is Yezina Temesgen Nigatu, M.D's NPI number?
Yezina Temesgen Nigatu, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760610554, issued on Jun 30, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Yezina Temesgen Nigatu, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Hsct T16 080, Stony Brook, NY, 11794. Phone: (631) 444-1617. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Yezina Temesgen Nigatu, M.D's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 284378, 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 Yezina Temesgen Nigatu, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Yezina Temesgen Nigatu, M.D had 975 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.