Dr. Getu Assefa, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,421
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 743
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,064
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $36,053
- Practice address
- 5655 Frist Blvd, Hermitage, TN 37076
- Practice phone
- Call (615) 316-3000
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Getu Assefa is an interventional cardiologist in Hermitage, Tennessee
Dr. Assefa practices at TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Assefa's NPI, 1326019142, was assigned on January 30, 2006. Dr. Assefa graduated from Medical University of Sofia FOM in 1989. Dr. Assefa holds Tennessee license 55032.
- NPI
- 1326019142NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2163326687
- NPI enumeration date
- January 30, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (615) 316-3000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Getu Assefa practices at TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee
Dr. Assefa's primary practice is TriStar Summit Medical Center, at 5655 Frist Blvd, Hermitage, TN 37076 in Davidson County. The practice phone is (615) 316-3000.
- TriStar Summit Medical Center5655 Frist Blvd, Hermitage, TN 37076 · Davidson CountyPhone(615) 316-3000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Getu Assefa is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Assefa's primary practice is TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Assefa is also affiliated with TriStar Centennial Medical Center. The medical group on file is Centennial Heart Cardiovascular Consultants. Dmand AI also links Dr. Assefa to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups, 1 clinical lab and 1 group practice or clinic, 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. Getu Assefa's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Assefa practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| TriStar Summit Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Getu Assefa is one of 212 interventional cardiologists in Tennessee
Interventional cardiology is Dr. Assefa's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Assefa is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Assefa's licenses on file in 8 states: Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Virginia, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
Specialties and state licenses
- Interventional cardiology, TennesseePrimary
- Cardiovascular disease, Kentucky
- Indiana license
- Louisiana license
- Virginia license
- Internal medicine, District of Columbia
- Pennsylvania license
- Maryland license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, circulation problems, pacemaker or defibrillator implantation and pacemaker replacement among the conditions Dr. Assefa treats.
Interventional cardiologists near Dr. Assefa
Counts of interventional cardiologists 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. Getu Assefa billed Medicare for 2,421 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,421 Medicare services from Dr. Assefa across 31 procedure codes in 2024, for 743 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $177,720 for them.
Dr. Assefa's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 7952024: 98824%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7622024: 7442%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2332024: 2244%
- Other services
- 2023: 2232024: 15730%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 2032024: 13135%
- Imaging
- 2023: 922024: 902%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1222024: 8729%
Where Dr. Assefa's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,86177%
- In a facility56023%
Dr. Assefa compared with the Tennessee median for interventional cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Assefa
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 2,421vs 1,84331% above
- Medicare patients
- 743vs 7977% below
- Part D claims
- 3,859vs 2,64746% above
Medians across 212 interventional cardiologists in Tennessee with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Assefa'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. Getu Assefa treated 743 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 743 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Assefa in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 298 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.59, 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. Assefa's median patient age at 70, with 52% women.
Dr. Assefa's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Assefa's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women40254%
- Men34146%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Assefa's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease56%
- Arthritis50%
- Diabetes44%
- Atrial fibrillation37%
- Heart failure37%
- Chronic kidney disease35%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Assefa'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
- Women52%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Getu Assefa wrote 4,064 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Assefa wrote 4,064 Medicare Part D claims for 677 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,859 of them, across 48 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $513,424 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,336 claims across 39 drugs.
Dr. Assefa's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,381 claims83%
- Brand-name683 claims17%
Dr. Assefa'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. Assefa's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics0%11 of 4,064 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: 3,3362024: 3,85916%
Drugs named by CMS: 48 in 2024, 39 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
How Dr. Getu Assefa takes part in Medicare
Dr. Assefa accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Varicose vein removal: 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. Getu Assefa received $36,053 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 756 general payments to Dr. Assefa from 62 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 46% of the total. ShockWave Medical, Inc paid the most, $7,911.
General payments to Dr. Assefa by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Assefa by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$16,72146%
- Travel and lodging$12,45035%
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$6,60018%
- Education$2821%
Companies that paid Dr. Assefa the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Getu Assefa has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Assefa.
Awards and honors for Dr. Assefa
- Undated
- ACC Fellow
- Fellow Society of cardiovascular angiography and interventions ( FSCAI)
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Getu Assefa graduated from Medical University of Sofia FOM
Dr. Assefa graduated from Medical University of Sofia FOM in 1989. Dr. Assefa is a member of ACC.
- Medical school
- Board certified in cardiovascular disease
- Board certified in interventional cardiology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Getu Assefa accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers
Dr. Assefa is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +10 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Assefa accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO12
- HMO8
- Medicare8
- POS5
- EPO4
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Getu Assefa'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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Getu Assefa's NPI number?
Dr. Getu Assefa's NPI number is 1326019142. It was assigned on January 30, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Getu Assefa?
Dr. Getu Assefa is an interventional cardiologist in Hermitage, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Cardiology Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0011X).
Where does Dr. Getu Assefa practice?
Dr. Assefa practices at 5655 Frist Blvd, Hermitage, TN 37076. Dr. Assefa's primary practice is TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Assefa to 1 hospital, 2 medical groups, 1 clinical lab and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Getu Assefa's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Assefa is (615) 316-3000.
What is Dr. Getu Assefa's medical license number?
Dr. Assefa holds Tennessee license 55032, one of the licenses on file in 8 states.
Which states has Dr. Getu Assefa been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Assefa in Tennessee (2010 to 2027), Kentucky (2011 to 2026), Indiana (2018 to 2023), Louisiana (2010 to 2015), Virginia (2001 to 2014), District of Columbia (2001 to 2013), Pennsylvania (2008 to 2013) and Maryland (2005 to 2010).
Which hospitals is Dr. Getu Assefa affiliated with?
Dr. Assefa practices at TriStar Summit Medical Center in Hermitage, Tennessee. Dr. Assefa is also affiliated with TriStar Centennial Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Assefa to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Getu Assefa part of?
Dr. Assefa is linked to Centennial Heart Cardiovascular Consultants. Dmand AI links Dr. Assefa to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Getu Assefa accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Assefa billed Medicare for 2,421 services in 2024, and Dr. Assefa accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Getu Assefa see?
CMS counts 743 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Assefa in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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Is Dr. Getu Assefa board certified?
Yes. Dr. Assefa is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Getu Assefa bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Assefa's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93306), office visit, established patient (99214) and injected or infused drug (J2785).
Where did Dr. Getu Assefa go to medical school?
Dr. Assefa graduated from Medical University of Sofia FOM in 1989.
What drugs does Dr. Getu Assefa prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Assefa's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Amlodipine Besylate and Rosuvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Getu Assefa received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $36,053 in general payments to Dr. Assefa from 62 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from ShockWave Medical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Getu Assefa been practicing?
Dr. Assefa graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Getu Assefa accept?
Dr. Assefa is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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