Dr. Melesse Birega Waje, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 796
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 386
- Part D claims, 2024
- 479
- MIPS score, 2024
- 80
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30214
- Practice phone
- Call (770) 719-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Melesse Birega Waje is an internist in Fayetteville, Georgia
Dr. Waje practices at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare.
Dr. Waje's NPI, 1790138451, was assigned on July 18, 2016. Dr. Waje holds Georgia license 92575.
- NPI
- 1790138451NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6800140682
- NPI enumeration date
- July 18, 2016
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (770) 719-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Melesse Birega Waje practices at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia
Dr. Waje's primary practice is Piedmont Fayette Hospital, at 1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30214 in Fayette County. The practice phone is (770) 719-7000.
- Piedmont Fayette Hospital1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30214 · Fayette CountyPhone(770) 719-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Melesse Birega Waje is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Waje's primary practice is Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare. Dr. Waje is also affiliated with Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. The medical group on file is Piedmont Hospitalist Physicians Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Waje to 1 more hospital, 3 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Melesse Birega Waje's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Waje practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Melesse Birega Waje is one of 3,575 internists in Georgia
Internal medicine is Dr. Waje's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Waje's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and Iowa.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, GeorgiaPrimary
- Iowa license
Internists near Dr. Waje
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Melesse Birega Waje billed Medicare for 796 services in 2024
CMS data shows 796 Medicare services from Dr. Waje across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 386 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $68,492 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Waje's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8562024: 7967%
Dr. Waje compared with the Georgia median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Waje
- Georgia median
- Medicare services
- 796vs 53649% above
- Medicare patients
- 386vs 19499% above
- Part D claims
- 254vs 33925% below
Medians across 3,344 internists in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Waje's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Melesse Birega Waje treated 386 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 386 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Waje in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 135 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.76, 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. Waje's median patient age at 70, with 54% women.
Dr. Waje's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Waje's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women21355%
- Men17345%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Waje's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Chronic kidney disease59%
- Arthritis52%
- Diabetes52%
- Heart failure52%
- Ischemic heart disease43%
- Mood disorders38%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Waje's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Melesse Birega Waje wrote 479 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Waje wrote 479 Medicare Part D claims for 205 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 254 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $14,421 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 255 claims across 12 drugs.
Dr. Waje's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic410 claims86%
- Brand-name and other69 claims14%
Dr. Waje's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Waje's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%14 of 479 claims
- Antibiotics20%96 of 479 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2552024: 254No change
Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 12 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Melesse Birega Waje scored 80 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Waje for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Waje accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Waje's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 80of 100Final score
- 75.7of 100Quality
- 78of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Melesse Birega Waje received $327 in industry payments from 2019 to 2022
CMS Open Payments shows 20 general payments to Dr. Waje from 8 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $111.
General payments to Dr. Waje by program year, 2019 to 2022
Companies that paid Dr. Waje the most, 2019 to 2022
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Melesse Birega Waje's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Melesse Birega Waje's NPI number?
Dr. Melesse Birega Waje's NPI number is 1790138451. It was assigned on July 18, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Melesse Birega Waje?
Dr. Melesse Birega Waje is an internist in Fayetteville, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Melesse Birega Waje practice?
Dr. Waje practices at 1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30214. Dr. Waje's primary practice is Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Waje to 1 hospital, 3 medical groups and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Melesse Birega Waje's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Waje is (770) 719-7000.
What is Dr. Melesse Birega Waje's medical license number?
Dr. Waje holds Georgia license 92575, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Melesse Birega Waje been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Waje in Georgia and Iowa.
Which hospitals is Dr. Melesse Birega Waje affiliated with?
Dr. Waje practices at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dr. Waje is also affiliated with Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest. Dmand AI links Dr. Waje to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Melesse Birega Waje part of?
Dr. Waje is linked to Piedmont Hospitalist Physicians Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Waje to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Melesse Birega Waje accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Waje billed Medicare for 796 services in 2024, and Dr. Waje accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Melesse Birega Waje's MIPS score?
Dr. Waje's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 80 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Melesse Birega Waje see?
CMS counts 386 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Waje in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Melesse Birega Waje bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Waje's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
What drugs does Dr. Melesse Birega Waje prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Waje's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Prednisone and Doxycycline Hyclate.
Has Dr. Melesse Birega Waje received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $327 in general payments to Dr. Waje from 8 companies from 2019 to 2022. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
How long has Dr. Melesse Birega Waje been practicing?
Dr. Waje graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
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