Biruh Workeneh, MD

Primary specialty

Nephrology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RN0300X

License

NO565 Issued in TX

Practice address

1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030-4000

Phone

(713) 792-2340

Fax

(713) 745-0105

NPI assigned

Sep 21, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nephrology

Education

University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 2002

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Physicians Referral ServiceGroup PAC ID 7911801410, 2,728 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• USRC Premier Dialysis facility, Houston, TX, CCN 672860
• University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450076

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

84.29 of 100Reported as group

Quality

70.82

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

67.65

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Physicians Referral Service

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1073574810
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Baylor College of Medicine

  dba Baylor College of Medicine Dept of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Cons

  • Otolaryngology Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1093880437
  NPD (past)
• Paragon Medical Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1528165875
  NPD (past)
• Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Berkeley, CA
  • NPI 1831381623
  NPD (past)
• Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Orinda, CA
  • NPI 1871538769

  Internal Medicine

  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Premier Dialysis - Dsi, LLC

  dba US Renal Care Premier Dialysis LLC

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1114460300

  Dialysis facility

  Care Compare affiliation Name & address match
• University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1174582050
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "PO BOX 4439",
            "city": "HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "772104439",
            "telephone_number": "713-792-2991"
        },
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            "address_1": "1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD",
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            "postal_code": "770304000",
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            "fax_number": "713-745-0105"
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "credential": "MD",
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        "enumeration_date": "2006-09-21",
        "last_updated": "2020-10-30",
        "certification_date": "2020-10-30",
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}

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• Nephrology Physician in Houston, TX
• Providers in Houston, TX by specialty
• Nephrology Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 30, 2020; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.