Dr. Dana Alexa Telem, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 32
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 42
- Part D claims, 2024
- 27
- Publications
- 198
- Clinical trials
- 2
- Practice address
- 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
- Practice phone
- Call (734) 936-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
University Hospital
School-Based Health Center · Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Dr. Dana Alexa Telem is a general surgeon in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dr. Telem practices at University Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Dr. Telem's NPI, 1386878494, was assigned on May 5, 2009. Dr. Telem graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2005. Dr. Telem holds Michigan license 4301109239.
- NPI
- 1386878494NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8426226770
- NPI enumeration date
- May 5, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (734) 936-4000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 47
- Medical school graduation
- 2005
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Dana Alexa Telem practices at University Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dr. Telem's primary practice is University Hospital, at 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. The practice phone is (734) 936-4000.
- University Hospital1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109Phone(734) 936-4000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Dana Alexa Telem is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Telem's primary practice is University Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dr. Telem is also affiliated with University Hospital. The medical group on file is University of Michigan Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Telem to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account. Dr. Telem's employer is on file too: a school & student health.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Dana Alexa Telem's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Telem practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| University Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Dana Alexa Telem is one of 1,095 general surgeons in Michigan
Surgery is Dr. Telem's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Telem's licenses on file in 2 states: Michigan and New York.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, MichiganPrimary
- New York license
General surgeons near Dr. Telem
Counts of general surgeons 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. Dana Alexa Telem billed Medicare for 32 services in 2024
CMS data shows 32 Medicare services from Dr. Telem across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 42 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,648 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Telem's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 732024: 3256%
Dr. Telem compared with the Michigan median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Telem
- Michigan median
- Medicare services
- 32vs 12675% below
- Medicare patients
- 42vs 10761% below
- Part D claims
- 20vs 3033% below
Medians across 1,046 general surgeons in Michigan with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Telem'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. Dana Alexa Telem treated 42 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 42 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Telem in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 17 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.14, 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. Telem's median patient age at 55, with 57% women.
Dr. Telem's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Telem's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2150%
- Men2150%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Telem's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol71%
- Arthritis45%
- Ischemic heart disease45%
- Chronic kidney disease36%
- Diabetes36%
- Anxiety31%
- COPD26%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Telem's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 55
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Dana Alexa Telem wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Telem wrote 27 Medicare Part D claims for 14 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 20 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $2,137 in total drug cost.
Dr. Telem'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.
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. Dana Alexa Telem offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Telem accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Telem as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Dana Alexa Telem has 198 publications on record
Dmand AI links 198 papers to Dr. Telem, published from 2011 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 20. The most frequent topics are Obesity, Morbid, Herniorrhaphy and Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Telem has published most often in Surg Endosc. Dr. Telem's most frequent co-authors are Justin Brigham Dimick, MD, Aurora Dawn Pryor, MD and Maria Spassova Altieri, MD.
Dr. Telem's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Telem writes about most
- Obesity, Morbid
- Herniorrhaphy
- Bariatric Surgery
- Laparoscopy
- Postoperative Complications
- Hernia, Ventral
- Gastric Bypass
- Gastrectomy
Dr. Telem's most frequent co-authors
- Justin Brigham Dimick, MD55 shared papers
- Aurora Dawn Pryor, MD34 shared papers
- Maria Spassova Altieri, MD27 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Telem
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Dana Alexa Telem has worked on 2 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Telem to 2 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Hernia, Hiatal and Hernia, Diaphragmatic.
Conditions in Dr. Telem's trials
- Hernia, Hiatal
- Hernia, Diaphragmatic
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Telem
- Maria Spassova Altieri, MD1 shared trial
- Nikolai Alexander Bildzukewicz, MD1 shared trial
- Chike V. Chukwumah, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Telem
Biologic Versus Synthetic Mesh for Treatment of Paraesophageal Hernia (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Dana Alexa Telem received $23,606 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022
CMS Open Payments shows 62 general payments to Dr. Telem from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 28% of the total. Covidien LP paid the most, $10,280. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $1,050 in 2017.
General payments to Dr. Telem by program year, 2016 to 2022
General payments to Dr. Telem by kind, 2016 to 2022
- Consulting fees$6,60528%
- Honoraria$6,40027%
- Speaker and faculty fees$4,82520%
- Travel and lodging$3,14013%
- Food and beverage$2,63511%
Companies that paid Dr. Telem the most, 2016 to 2022
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Dana Alexa Telem graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Telem graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2005.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Dana Alexa Telem'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Dana Alexa Telem's NPI number?
Dr. Dana Alexa Telem's NPI number is 1386878494. It was assigned on May 5, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Dana Alexa Telem?
Dr. Dana Alexa Telem is a general surgeon in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Dana Alexa Telem practice?
Dr. Telem practices at 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. Dr. Telem's primary practice is University Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Dmand AI also links Dr. Telem to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Dana Alexa Telem's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Telem is (734) 936-4000.
What is Dr. Dana Alexa Telem's medical license number?
Dr. Telem holds Michigan license 4301109239, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Dana Alexa Telem been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Telem in Michigan and New York.
Which hospitals is Dr. Dana Alexa Telem affiliated with?
Dr. Telem is affiliated with University Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Dana Alexa Telem part of?
Dr. Telem is linked to University of Michigan Health.
Does Dr. Dana Alexa Telem accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Telem billed Medicare for 32 services in 2024, and Dr. Telem accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Dana Alexa Telem offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Telem as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Dana Alexa Telem see?
CMS counts 42 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Telem in 2024, with an average age of 69.
What services does Dr. Dana Alexa Telem bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Telem's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Dana Alexa Telem go to medical school?
Dr. Telem graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 2005.
What drugs does Dr. Dana Alexa Telem prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Telem's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ursodiol.
Has Dr. Dana Alexa Telem received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $23,606 in general payments to Dr. Telem from 11 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Covidien LP.
How long has Dr. Dana Alexa Telem been practicing?
Dr. Telem graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.
Does Dr. Dana Alexa Telem do research?
Dmand AI links 198 publications to Dr. Telem, published from 2011 to 2025. Dr. Telem has worked on 2 clinical trials.
Who does Dr. Dana Alexa Telem publish with?
Dr. Telem's most frequent co-authors are Justin Brigham Dimick, MD (55 shared papers), Aurora Dawn Pryor, MD (34 shared papers) and Maria Spassova Altieri, MD (27 shared papers).
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