Zina Tessema, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Livingston, NJ
Zina Tessema, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Livingston, New Jersey, and NPI 1700271947, issued on Apr 4, 2015. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA10453700, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zina Tessema
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 25MA10453700 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 94 Old Short Hills RD, Livingston, NJ 07039
- Phone
- (973) 774-2500
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 1700271947 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190104001776); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 94 Old Short Hills RD
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- Ayah AbdallahCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1700477379
- Ali AbdullahPeer Specialist1194560680
- Jan AcampadoGerontology Nurse Practitioner1487427001
- Lubab Al-Quraishi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1568084572
- Laura Alban, PA-CPhysician Assistant1609482272
Verify Zina Tessema in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA10453700Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,582 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium329 claims
- Eliquis293 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium251 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate239 claims
- Furosemide204 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate158 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rwjbh Emergency Medicine Associates, LLCBayonne, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zina Tessema among 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey
Zina Tessema, M.D. is one of 4,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2000 among the 3,132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% 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 Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
66 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Livingston
They are 66 of the 1,714 NPPES records with a practice address in Livingston, and 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Zina Tessema, M.D.'s NPI number?
Zina Tessema, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700271947, issued on Apr 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zina Tessema, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 94 Old Short Hills RD, Livingston, NJ, 07039. Phone: (973) 774-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zina Tessema, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA10453700, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Zina Tessema, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zina Tessema, M.D. had 5,582 Medicare Part D claims for 204 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zina Tessema, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.