Ruth Kebede Tessema, MD

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

D98429 Issued in MD

Practice address

2041 Georgia Ave NW
Washington, DC 20059-0001

Phone

(202) 306-3164

NPI assigned

May 22, 2017

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MD

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

Ophthalmology

Education

Howard University College of Medicine, 2017

Medicare assignment

May accept Medicare assignment

Group practices

Johns Hopkins UniversityGroup PAC ID 8921903147, 2,886 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: rtessema1181892@direct.hopkinsmedicine.org

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.

• Johns Hopkins University

  • Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
  • Baltimore, MD
  • NPI 1922008549
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Johns Hopkins University

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Belcamp, MD
  • NPI 1376342774
  NPD
• Johns Hopkins University

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Baltimore, MD
  • NPI 1588654289
  NPD
• Frederick Health Hospital Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Frederick, MD
  • NPI 1538165527
  NPD (past)

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

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            "address_1": "4601 Dale Road",
            "city": "Modesto",
            "state": "CA",
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• Deborah Abate Tessema, HHA
• Derejew Kifle Tessema, DDS
• Kidist Tessema
• Meseret M Tessema
• Roman Tessema
• Serawitu Tessema
• Tigist Tessema
• Tizita Gedeon Tessema, NURSE PRACTITIONER
• Tsehay Tessema
• Wossen D Tessema

• Ophthalmology Physician in Washington, DC
• Providers in Washington, DC by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in District of Columbia

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 19, 2024; 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.

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