What is Sissay Befikadu's specialty?

Sissay Befikadu (NPI 1649582982) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Norfolk, VA.

Where does Sissay Befikadu practice?

Sissay Befikadu practices in Norfolk, VA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649582982.

How much does Medicare pay Sissay Befikadu?

Sissay Befikadu (NPI 1649582982) received approximately $134K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 489 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649582982

Sissay BefikaduM.D.

Internal MedicineNorfolk, VAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

961

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,609

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$133K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,091 Internal Medicine providers in VA — above median (cohort median 769).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

149

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

22.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Amlodipine Besylate25 claims

Cefdinir24 claims

Prednisone20 claims

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav20 claims

Apixaban13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$60

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$60

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$60

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Sissay Befikadu's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 57 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SENTARA HOSPITALS	289	1,630
Kathy Byun Diagnostic Radiology · Virginia Beach, VA	59	277
Rajden Kutelia Internal Medicine · Norfolk, VA	55	599
Giorgi Tserediani Internal Medicine · Mayfield Heights, OH	51	404
Desencia Thomas Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	48	162
City Of Norfolk Ambulance Service Provider · Norfolk, VA	48	227
BRISLAND, CATHERINE	47	594
Maia Nizharadze Hospitalist · Norfolk, VA	46	361
Partha Manchikalapudi Interventional Cardiology · Virginia Beach, VA	46	259
Christopher Dobzyniak Diagnostic Radiology · Virginia Beach, VA	46	164
Abbas Ali Internal Medicine · Norfolk, VA	41	323
Ashish Behl Hospitalist · Norfolk, VA	40	430

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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