NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Zion Ketema Desta

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Washington, DC

Zion Ketema Desta is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Washington, District of Columbia, and NPI 1417673658, issued on Oct 19, 2022. Check the license with the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417673658
Name
Zion Ketema Desta
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
1096608 TX
2022064183 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2333 Ontario RD NW, Washington, DC 20009
Phone
(202) 483-8196
Enumerated
Oct 19, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 9, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251128000296); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2333 Ontario RD NW

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

  1. Blen AfeworkFamily Nurse Practitioner1184133092
  2. Gita Agarwal, MDFamily Medicine Physician1902907751
  3. Sarah Ali, MDInfectious Disease Physician1083848766
  4. Sandra AlsakirClinical Social Worker1316664212
  5. Tarcisio Amaya Gutierrez, D.M.D.General Practice Dentistry1235782095
  6. Paola AriolaSocial Worker1235068610

Verify Zion Ketema Desta in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich District of Columbia board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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Industry payments in 2024: $1,391.24

67 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corium, LLC. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Zion Desta$1,391.24
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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

  1. Marys Center For Maternal And Child Care IncWashington, DC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Zion Ketema Desta among 215 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in District of Columbia

Zion Ketema Desta is one of 215 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in District of Columbia. 63% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 67% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2021 among the 97 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a District of Columbia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in District of Columbia

There are 215 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in District of Columbia.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Vanessa Acosta, APRNWashington, DC 200091881431203
  2. Sara Carroll, RN, APRNWashington, DC 200091801919659
  3. Hannah Dighton, APRN, RNWashington, DC 200091659947281
  4. Linda Nkongchu, NURSE PRACTITIONERWashington, DC 200091346505252
  5. Brittany Piccicacco, PMHNP-BCWashington, DC 200091366901837
  6. Rosaline AnyangweWashington, DC 200101295377380
  7. Aminata Camara, NPWashington, DC 200101417218199
  8. Candice Evans, APRNWashington, DC 200081164664231

Common questions

What is Zion Ketema Desta's NPI number?

Zion Ketema Desta's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417673658, issued on Oct 19, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Zion Ketema Desta located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2333 Ontario RD NW, Washington, DC, 20009. Phone: (202) 483-8196. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Zion Ketema Desta's license?

Search the District of Columbia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.