LEA TESFAHUN
NPI 1730535634
Nurse Practitioner in Brooklyn, NY

Active since May 10, 2016PECOS EnrolledAccepts Medicare Assignment
165 SMITH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11201(212) 441-4380(415) 252-7176 Get Directions Write a Review

NPPES record last updated: March 14, 2025. Verified against the NPPES registry weekly; last sync: July 26, 2026.

Record update history: Mar 14, 2025, Jun 20, 2024, Jun 6, 2022 and 2 more (5 updates tracked since 2016).

About Lea Tesfahun NPPES

Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.

LEA TESFAHUN (NPI 1730535634) is an individual nurse practitioner in Brooklyn, New York, licensed in New York (342821) and active in the NPI registry since May 2016. She is enrolled in Medicare PECOS, maintains 2 additional practice locations, and is a graduate of Other (2015).

NPPES Registry Identity

NPI1730535634
Entity TypeIndividualFemale
Primary Taxonomy363L00000X
Provider Legal NameLEA TESFAHUN
Location Address165 SMITH STBrooklyn, NY 11201-6337
Mailing Address1 Embarcadero Ctr Ste 1900San Francisco, CA 94111-3723 · (415) 658-6791
Fax(415) 252-7176
Sole ProprietorNo
Medical School CMSOtherGraduated 2015
Enumeration DateMay 10, 2016
Last NPPES UpdateMarch 14, 20255 updates tracked since enumeration
NPPES CertifiedMarch 14, 2025
NPI 1730535634 is a valid, active identifier and passes the ISO check-digit test.

Specialties & Licenses 2

Primary SpecialtyNurse PractitionerPhysician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
Taxonomy Code363L00000X
License Licensed in NY · 342821
Definition

(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.

Also ListedNurse Practitioner · FamilyTaxonomy 363LF0000X · License R194322 (MD), 342821 (NY)
165 SMITH ST, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Secondary Practice Locations 2

Location 112215 Darnestown Rd, Market StGaithersburg, MD 20878-2203 · Phone (866) 389-2727
Location 2515 Madison Ave Fl 25New York, NY 10022 · Phone (212) 530-0650 · Fax (212) 867-4353

Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS

Medicare enrollment, assignment, and ordering and referring status from the CMS PECOS system.

Medicare Enrollment Status

Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment

Lea Tesfahun is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.

PECOS PAC ID3072803600
PECOS Enrollment IDI20190912001593
Eligible to Order & Refer Part B Labs & Imaging Durable Medical Equipment Home Health Agency Power Mobility DevicesPer the CMS Ordering and Referring file. Eligibility means Medicare pays claims that this provider orders or refers for these categories.

Physician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area

Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 11201 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.

New Patient
$105.06 typical visit price
range $67.40 – $203.53
Typical copayment $26.26 (range $16.85 – $50.88)
Most-billed visit code 99203
Established Patient
$117.62 typical visit price
range $21.66 – $164.45
Typical copayment $29.40 (range $5.41 – $41.11)
Most-billed visit code 99214
Amounts reflect what Medicare beneficiaries in this ZIP area are typically charged for office visits. Patients with other coverage should check their individual plans.

Medicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS

Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.

Reported Quality Measures

e-Prescribing
At least one permissible prescription written by the MIPS eligible clinician is queried for a drug formulary and transmitted electronically using certified EHR technology.
91%278 patients3/55-star benchmark: 99%
Patient-Specific Education
The MIPS eligible clinician must use clinically relevant information from CEHRT to identify patient-specific educational resources and provide access to those materials to at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician.
65%287 patients3/55-star benchmark: 97%
Provide Patient Access
At least one patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period is provided timely access to view online, download, and transmit to a third party their health information subject to the MIPS eligible clinician's discretion to withhold…
100%285 patients5/55-star benchmark: 100%
Secure Messaging
For at least one unique patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period, a secure message was sent using the electronic messaging function of CEHRT to the patient (or the patient-authorized representative), or in response to a secure…
86%285 patients4/55-star benchmark: 89%
View, Download, or Transmit (VDT)
At least one patient seen by the MIPS eligible clinician during the performance period (or patient-authorized representative) views, downloads or transmits their health information to a third party during the performance period.
78%285 patients
Providers report different measures because they deliver different services; reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality. Star ratings appear only where CMS assigned them.

Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 19

Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.

Nurse Practitioner
165 SMITH ST
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
Family Medicine
165 SMITH ST
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
Nurse Practitioner (Primary Care)
165 SMITH ST
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
Internal Medicine
165 SMITH ST
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
Physician Assistant
165 SMITH ST
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
Physical Therapist
165 SMITH ST
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
Physician Assistant (Medical)
165 SMITH ST
BROOKLYN, NY 11201
Family Medicine
165 SMITH ST
BROOKLYN, NY 11201

Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS

Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.

What is Lea Tesfahun's NPI number?

The NPI number for Lea Tesfahun is 1730535634. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on May 10, 2016.

Where is Lea Tesfahun located?

Lea Tesfahun practices at 165 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11201. The listed phone number is (212) 441-4380.

What is Lea Tesfahun's specialty?

The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Nurse Practitioner with taxonomy code 363L00000X.

Is Lea Tesfahun enrolled in Medicare?

Yes. Lea Tesfahun is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.

When was this NPI record last updated?

The NPPES record for Lea Tesfahun was last updated on March 14, 2025. NPI Profile syncs with the weekly NPPES data releases published by CMS.