Dr. Tekabe N. Birhane, MD

Dr. Birhane practices at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health.

Dr. Birhane's NPI, 1376170605, was assigned on March 25, 2020. Dr. Birhane graduated from Gondar College of Medical Sciences in 2013. Dr. Birhane holds Texas license U9713.

Dr. Birhane's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler, at 800 East Dawson, Tyler, TX 75701 in Smith County. The practice phone is (903) 593-8441.

Dr. Birhane's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. Dr. Birhane is also affiliated with Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield. The medical group on file is Questcare Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Birhane to 2 more hospitals, 10 medical groups and 5 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Birhane practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Birhane's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Birhane is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Birhane's licenses on file in 4 states: Texas, Maryland, Wisconsin and Virginia.

CMS data shows 826 Medicare services from Dr. Birhane across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 308 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $71,923 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 308 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Birhane in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 110 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 25% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.34, 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. Birhane's median patient age at 69, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Birhane wrote 415 Medicare Part D claims for 180 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 194 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $12,145 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 25 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Birhane for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Birhane accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Birhane in 2022. Dr. Birhane's most frequent co-author is Varinder Pal Singh Bansro, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Birhane from 1 drug or device company in 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $41.

Dr. Birhane graduated from Gondar College of Medical Sciences in 2013.

Dr. Birhane is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.