Dr. Tameru Dressie Demsie , MD
Internal Medicine โข Monroe, NC
600 Hospital Dr
Monroe, NC 281126000
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Dr. Tameru Demsie is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on June 20, 2011; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,221 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 555 service units.
- 99233 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 324 service units.
- 99223 โ Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 170 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 323 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Atorvastatin Calcium โ 32 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone โ 28 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amlodipine Besylate โ 28 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 18 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Monroe, NC (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 830. Middle half: 410 to 1,192.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in North Carolina (2024, 2,494 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 604. Middle half: 265 to 1,207.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 859 in 2020 to 1,221 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
600 Hospital Dr
Monroe, NC 281126000
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 5 distinct additional practice-address records in Charlotte, NC; Salisbury, NC. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 3 distinct group names: Carolinas Physicians Network Inc; Southeastern Hospitalist Services Pc; Spartanburg Medical Center. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2001
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
428 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $122,818 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $95,919 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
625 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$45,317 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $46.39 across 3 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $46.39 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Stryker Corporation: $46.39 across 3 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
25 years (graduated 2001)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2001 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2011
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Demsie has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Demsie as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Monroe and North Carolina
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Monroe, NC (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 830. Middle half: 410 to 1,192.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in North Carolina (2024, 2,494 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 604. Middle half: 265 to 1,207.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Monroe, NC (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $82,560. Middle half: $43,886 to $117,446.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in North Carolina (2024, 2,494 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $55,011. Middle half: $26,303 to $95,284.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Monroe, NC (2024, 24 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $62,772. Middle half: $31,136 to $91,941.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in North Carolina (2024, 2,494 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $41,890. Middle half: $20,432 to $73,403.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Monroe, NC (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 363. Middle half: 229 to 3,722.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in North Carolina (2024, 2,599 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 841. Middle half: 130 to 5,481.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Monroe, NC (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,899. Middle half: $12,509 to $648,512.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in North Carolina (2024, 2,599 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $86,371. Middle half: $7,620 to $461,304.
31 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Monroe, NC (4,060 in North Carolina).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Monroe
19.4% of these 31 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
74.2% of these 31 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 42% from 859 in 2020 to 1,221 in 2024.
- 2020: 859
- 2021: 889
- 2022: 898
- 2023: 1,960
- 2024: 1,221
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 25% from $98,244 in 2020 to $122,818 in 2024.
- 2020: $98,244
- 2021: $94,028
- 2022: $86,752
- 2023: $192,648
- 2024: $122,818
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 23% from $78,099 in 2020 to $95,919 in 2024.
- 2020: $78,099
- 2021: $76,511
- 2022: $68,529
- 2023: $152,227
- 2024: $95,919
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 498% from 54 in 2020 to 323 in 2024.
- 2020: 54
- 2021: 101
- 2022: 239
- 2023: 320
- 2024: 323
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 1058% from 54 in 2020 to 625 in 2024.
- 2020: 54
- 2021: 117
- 2022: 383
- 2023: 566
- 2024: 625
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 3785% from $1,167 in 2020 to $45,317 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,167
- 2021: $7,722
- 2022: $25,425
- 2023: $24,727
- 2024: $45,317
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2025 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $46.39.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FLOWTRIEVER | General | $18.33 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FLOWTRIEVER | General | $14.03 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FLOWTRIEVER | General | $14.03 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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555 | 221 | $198.41 | $73.63 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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324 | 178 | $335.35 | $110.85 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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170 | 169 | $500.83 | $161.00 |
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99239
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
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127 | 124 | $359.69 | $106.90 |
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99497
Advance care planning, first 30 minutes
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30 | 30 | $212.93 | $70.54 |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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15 | 14 | $962.00 | $198.36 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 32 | 2,340 | $143.71 | 16 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 28 | 280 | $54.18 | 26 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 28 | 1,956 | $169.81 | 22 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 26 | 2,100 | $256.16 | 24 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 23 | 1,445 | $111.27 | 19 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 22 | 936 | $18,121.01 | 13 |
| Entresto | Sacubitril/Valsartan | 18 | 900 | $19,963.18 | โ |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 17 | 1,266 | $518.93 | 16 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 15 | 690 | $165.19 | โ |
| Hydralazine Hcl | Hydralazine Hcl | 14 | 726 | $145.14 | โ |
| Cefpodoxime Proxetil | Cefpodoxime Proxetil | 14 | 59 | $417.50 | 13 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 13 | 990 | $73.02 | 11 |
| Carvedilol | Carvedilol | 13 | 1,170 | $130.52 | 13 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 12 | 660 | $125.34 | โ |
| Torsemide | Torsemide | 12 | 960 | $154.70 | 12 |
| Olanzapine | Olanzapine | 12 | 360 | $327.70 | โ |
| Oxcarbazepine | Oxcarbazepine | 12 | 360 | $3,279.92 | โ |
| Zonisamide | Zonisamide | 12 | 360 | $1,160.08 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-04-17NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208M00000X
Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20170420001596
SC
4587836259
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Spartanburg Medical Center
101 E Wood St, Spartanburg, SC 293033040
Phone: 8645606654
Carolinas Physicians Network Inc
10648 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 282108407
Phone: 7046677070
Carolinas Physicians Network Inc
600 Hospital Dr, Monroe, NC 281126000
Phone: 7042833100
Carolinas Physicians Network Inc
1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 282035812
Phone: 7043552000
Southeastern Hospitalist Services Pc
295 Midland Pkwy, Summerville, SC 294858104
Phone: 8438474559
Carolinas Physicians Network Inc
1000 Healing Way, Matthews, NC 281044969
Phone: 7043712436
Carolinas Physicians Network Inc
10628 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 282108407
Phone: 7046671000
Secondary Practice Locations
2001 Vail Ave
Charlotte, NC 282071248
Phone: 7043046070
10628 Park Rd
Charlotte, NC 282108407
Phone: 7046677070
1000 Blythe Blvd
Charlotte, NC 282035812
Phone: 7043550720
8800 N Tryon St
Charlotte, NC 282623300
Phone: 7048636241
612 Mocksville Ave
Salisbury, NC 281442732
Phone: 7042105260
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Hospitalist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Hospitalist
Nurse Practitioner
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Hospitalist (license number reported to NPPES: NC 2011-01068)
Hospitalist (license number reported to NPPES: SC 39419)
Hospitalist (license number reported to NPPES: NC 2011-01068)
Hospitalist (license number reported to NPPES: SC 39419)
Hospitalist (license number reported to NPPES: NC 2011-01068)
Hospitalist (license number reported to NPPES: SC 39419)
Registered at PO BOX 19305, CHARLOTTE, NC 282199305
Recorded as TAMERU DEMSIE, MD
Registered at 600 HOSPITAL DR, MONROE, NC 281126000
Recorded as TAMERU DEMSIE
Hospitalist (license number reported to NPPES: NC 2011-01068)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 600 HOSPITAL DR, MONROE, NC 281126000 (Tel: 7049932240)
Registered at PO BOX 601643, CHARLOTTE, NC 282601643 (Tel: 7049932240)
Recorded as TAMERU DEMSIE, MD
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: NC 2011-01068)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Monroe
- Dr. Benedict Okwara, MD
- Dr. Zachary Farmer, MD
- Dr. Emmanuel Enohmbi, MD
- Dr. Eyob Michail, MD
- Uyioghosa Uwensuyi-Edosomwan
- Dr. Matthew Alberti, DO
Mailing Address
Po Box 19305
Charlotte, NC 282199305