Active NPI
Kossi Kekle Tete, MD
- Hospitalist Physician
- Morehead City, NC
On this page
Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Hospitalist Physician
- License
- 2024-02052
- Practice address
- 3500 Arendell St
Morehead City, NC 28557-2901 - Phone
- (252) 499-6000
- NPI assigned
- Apr 22, 2021
- Sex
- Male
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
NPPES NPI Registry
Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source
Specialties & licenses 2
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Physician | 208M00000X | 2024-02052 | NC | Primary |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X |
Addresses
Primary practice location
3500 Arendell St
Morehead City, NC 28557-2901
Mailing address
3500 Arendell St
Morehead City, NC 28557-2901
Phone (813) 679-1313
Other practice location 1
Baptist health Internal Medicine Clinic
3201 Springhill Dr Suite 100
North Little Rock, AR 72117
Phone (501) 955-4530
Medicare participation
Medicare enrollment files- Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
- Enrolled in NC, FL
- Eligible to order & refer
- Part B services: Yes
- Medical equipment: Yes
- Home health: Yes
- Power mobility devices: Yes
- Hospice: Yes
Enrollment records 2
Care Compare profile
Medicare Care Compare- Specialty
- Internal Medicine
- Education
- Other, 2017
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
- Group practices
Practice addresses (Care Compare)
3001 W Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607-6307
Phone (813) 870-4025
3500 Arendell St
Morehead City, NC 28557-2901
Phone (252) 499-6000
800 N Justice St
Hendersonville, NC 28791-3410
Phone (828) 696-1000
Hospital & facility affiliations
National Provider Directory
National Provider Directory- Medicare enrollment (NPD)
- Enrolled
- Credentials
- Doctor of Medicine
Practice roles
| Organization | Specialty | Status | New patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carteret County General Hospital Corporation | Current | Accepting new patients |
Locations
3500 Arendell St
Morehead City, NC 28557
Phone (252) 499-6000
Organizations & group practices 4
Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.
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dba Carteret General Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Morehead City, NC
- NPI 1760479331
-
dba Pardee Medical Associates
- Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
- Hendersonville, NC
- NPI 1447444559
-
dba Gateway Community Health
- Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
- Elizabeth City, NC
- NPI 1487936514
Hospital & facility affiliations 4
Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.
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dba Carteret General Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Morehead City, NC
- NPI 1760479331
-
dba Margaret R. Pardee Memorial Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Hendersonville, NC
- NPI 1144247982
-
dba St. Joseph's Women's Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Tampa, FL
- NPI 1346519816
-
dba St. Joseph's Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Tampa, FL
- NPI 1881632818
NPI Registry JSON
The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.
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"last_updated_epoch": "1767830400000",
"number": "1669054300",
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"country_code": "US",
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"address_1": "3500 ARENDELL ST",
"city": "MOREHEAD CITY",
"state": "NC",
"postal_code": "285572901",
"telephone_number": "813-679-1313"
},
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}
],
"practiceLocations": [
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"address_2": "3201 Springhill Dr Suite 100",
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"city": "North Little Rock",
"state": "AR",
"postal_code": "72117",
"country_code": "US",
"telephone_number": "501-955-4530",
"country_name": "United States",
"address_type": "DOM"
}
],
"basic": {
"last_name": "TETE",
"first_name": "KOSSI",
"middle_name": "KEKLE",
"credential": "MD",
"sole_proprietor": "YES",
"sex": "M",
"enumeration_date": "2021-04-22",
"last_updated": "2026-01-08",
"certification_date": "2026-01-08",
"status": "A"
},
"taxonomies": [
{
"code": "208M00000X",
"taxonomy_group": "",
"desc": "Hospitalist",
"state": "NC",
"license": "2024-02052",
"primary": true
},
{
"code": "390200000X",
"taxonomy_group": "",
"desc": "Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program",
"state": null,
"license": null,
"primary": false
}
],
"identifiers": [],
"endpoints": [],
"other_names": []
}
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Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 8, 2026; 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.