Dr. Alex Tesfaye Kelemework, MD

Dr. Kelemework practices at Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, California, part of CommonSpirit Health.

Dr. Kelemework's NPI, 1245473651, was assigned on April 14, 2009. Dr. Kelemework graduated from Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Kelemework holds California license A118480.

Dr. Kelemework's primary practice is Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, at 155 Glasson Way, Grass Valley, CA 95945 in Nevada County. The practice phone is (530) 274-6000.

Dr. Kelemework's primary practice is Dignity Health - Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital in Grass Valley, California, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Kelemework is also affiliated with UC Davis Medical Center. The medical group on file is Mercy Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kelemework to 2 more hospitals, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kelemework practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Kelemework's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Kelemework is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Kelemework is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, acute respiratory failure, acute stomach ulcer, anemia, atherosclerosis, cardiac arrhythmia, cellulitis and chest pain among the conditions Dr. Kelemework treats.

CMS data shows 1,465 Medicare services from Dr. Kelemework across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 557 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $140,935 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 557 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kelemework in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 211 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kelemework's median patient age at 75, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kelemework wrote 339 Medicare Part D claims for 198 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 124 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,720 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 72 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Kelemework for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Kelemework accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 81 general payments to Dr. Kelemework from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $388.

Dr. Kelemework graduated from Addis Ababa University Faculty of Medicine in 1999. Dr. Kelemework is a member of ACP.

Dr. Kelemework is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.