What is Getachew Mekasha's specialty?

Getachew Mekasha (NPI 1912928243) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Washington, DC.

Where does Getachew Mekasha practice?

Getachew Mekasha practices in Washington, DC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1912928243.

How much does Medicare pay Getachew Mekasha?

Getachew Mekasha (NPI 1912928243) received approximately $27K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 103 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1912928243

Getachew MekashaM.D., PH.D.

GastroenterologyWashington, DCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

221

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

253

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$26K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 56 Gastroenterology providers in DC — below median (cohort median 566).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

408

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$7K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

36.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium87 claims

Famotidine77 claims

Lactulose64 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl63 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl33 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 090003

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Getachew Mekasha'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). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CORP	97	290
Lekidelu Taddesse-Heath Pathology · Washington, DC	15	68
DISTRICT HOSPITAL PARTNERS L P	12	20

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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