Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Abiy Akalu Meshesha, MD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1639319783

Dr. Abiy Akalu Meshesha, MD practises General Surgery in Visalia, California. Qualified in 1996, 30 years ago. Practices with Iq Surgical Associates Inc, a 5-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Texas.

Years since qualifying
30
Licensed in
TX
In the registry since
2009
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

220 S Akers St Ste C
Visalia, CA 93291-5179 Not confirmed with CMS for 17 years — call before visiting
Phone: (559) 636-8600
Fax: (559) 636-9700
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Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence BP10023121 (TX)

Record details

NPI number1639319783
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedMarch 3, 2009
Last updated in NPPESAugust 19, 2009

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 1996 (30 years in practice)
Group practice Iq Surgical Associates Inc — 5 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Hernia repair - groin (open) 15 times · 94th percentile
Hernia repair (minimally invasive) 1–10 times
Mastectomy 1–10 times
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times
Skin biopsy 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients575
Services billed 1,041 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Iq Surgical Associates Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 5 clinicians in the practice; 3 are shown here.

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