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Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

1201 Seven Locks Road Suite 111
Rockville, MD 20854

(301) 762-5020

Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD is a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD specializing in adult pulmonology.

Office Locations

1201 Seven Locks Road Suite 111
Rockville, MD 20854

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In The News

“Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen is a pulmonary and critical care medicine physician based in Rockville, MD.”—"Trust the vaccine and get your shot: a Black physician's call to people of color", Dallas Examiner, February 2021

“By Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen.”—"Trust the Vaccine and Get Your Shot: A Black Physician's Call to People of Color", Atlanta Daily World, January 2021

“Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, who currently practices Pulmonary/Sleep medicine in Rockville and an outspoken advocate of health disparities affecting the African American community, said that newly...”—"Rockville Pulmonary Care Physician Says More Actions Need to Be Taken to Protect African Americans Against the Coronavirus, "Or Multiple Deaths Will Continue to Occur" - Forward Times", Houston Forward Times, April 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

electroencephalography

in-lab polysomnography

sleep study

sleep study with CPAP

In 2023, Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD performed more electroencephalography (EEG), in-lab polysomnography (overnight sleep study), sleep study, and sleep study with CPAP procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Top 10%

By Volume:

type 4 home sleep study

In 2023, Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD performed more type 4 home sleep study procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD during 2012 were sleep study, pulmonary testing, airway management and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	132
blood draw	43
breathing treatment	15
cardiac procedures	18
doctor visit	925
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
lab tests	98
metabolic testing	16
pulmonary testing	260
sleep study	370
thoracic (chest) imaging	71
thyroid function tests	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	18
X-rays	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD during 2013 were sleep study, pulmonary testing, airway management and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	103
blood draw	37
doctor visit	798
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64
lab tests	70
pulmonary testing	250
sleep study	308
thoracic (chest) imaging	33
thyroid function tests	12
X-rays	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	372
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	55
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD during 2014 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, airway management and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	76
blood draw	25
cardiac procedures	20
doctor visit	915
lab tests	38
pulmonary testing	255
sleep study	230
thoracic (chest) imaging	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
X-rays	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	35
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD during 2015 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, airway management and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	144
blood draw	26
breathing treatment	21
doctor visit	1328
lab tests	42
pulmonary testing	360
sleep study	315
thoracic (chest) imaging	30
X-rays	30

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	540
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	840
Black	72
Hispanic	32
Asian	48
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	490
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	100
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD during 2016 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, airway management and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	188
blood draw	31
breathing treatment	22
doctor visit	1557
lab tests	60
pulmonary testing	524
sleep study	420
thoracic (chest) imaging	51
thyroid function tests	13
X-rays	51

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	290
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	441
Black	49
Hispanic	14
Asian	23
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	52
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD during 2017 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, airway management and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	159
blood draw	29
breathing treatment	50
doctor visit	1616
lab tests	58
preventive care	13
pulmonary testing	707
sleep study	348
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
thyroid function tests	12
vaccines	13
X-rays	39

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	481
Black	61
Hispanic	19
Asian	24
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	69
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD during 2018 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, airway management and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	235
blood draw	20
breathing treatment	44
doctor visit	1705
electroencephalography (EEG)	174
lab tests	28
preventive care	18
pulmonary testing	608
sleep study	462
vaccines	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	353
Female	351

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	561
Black	49
Hispanic	25
Asian	28
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	72
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD during 2019 were pulmonary testing, sleep study, airway management and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	224
blood draw	24
breathing treatment	23
doctor visit	1706
electroencephalography (EEG)	212
lab tests	40
preventive care	14
pulmonary testing	450
sleep study	432
vaccines	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	621
Black	51
Hispanic	29
Asian	28
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	358
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	87
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD during 2020 were electroencephalography (EEG), sleep study, pulmonary testing and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	72
doctor visit	1295
electroencephalography (EEG)	306
pulmonary testing	130
sleep study	273

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	349
Female	327

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	548
Black	47
Hispanic	24
Asian	19
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	73
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD during 2021 were sleep study, electroencephalography (EEG), pulmonary testing and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	110
blood draw	12
doctor visit	1315
electroencephalography (EEG)	331
lab tests	12
pulmonary testing	221
sleep study	348

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	573
Black	47
Hispanic	17
Asian	22
Other	54
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	78
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD during 2022 were sleep study, electroencephalography (EEG), airway management and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	204
blood draw	22
doctor visit	1466
electroencephalography (EEG)	385
lab tests	33
pulmonary testing	196
sleep study	455

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	373
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	586
Black	49
Hispanic	26
Asian	22
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	335
From 75 to 84	259
85 and over	83
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	34
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD during 2023 were sleep study, electroencephalography (EEG), pulmonary testing and airway management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	195
doctor visit	1571
electroencephalography (EEG)	455
pulmonary testing	286
sleep study	466

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	377
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	609
Black	64
Hispanic	27
Asian	23
Other	56
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	369
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	82
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD in 2023

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Rockville, MD were sleep study, pulmonary testing, electroencephalography (EEG) and airway management.

airway management	153
blood draw	26
cardiac procedures	19
doctor visit	1349
electroencephalography (EEG)	310
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
lab tests	47
metabolic testing	16
preventive care	15
pulmonary testing	353
sleep study	368
thoracic (chest) imaging	42
thyroid function tests	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
vaccines	15
X-rays	42

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	316
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	45
Asian / Pacific Islander	19
Non-Hispanic White	494
Hispanic	17
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	31

**Age**
75 to 84	217
85 and over	65
Less than 65	44
65 to 74	285

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	11
Dementia	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Maryland.

Licensed In: Maryland

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
EISAI INC.	$2,995 Dayvigo $2,995
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,282 SYMBICORT $532	BREZTRI $524	FASENRA $520	TEZSPIRE $245	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $88	Other $372
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,207 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $519	INCRUSE $182	BREO $159	ANORO $110	ANORO ELLIPTA $101	Other $137
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$915 BELSOMRA $703	DULERA $33	JANUMET XR $31	PNEUMOVAX 23 $24	SIVEXTRO $14	Other $109
Harmony Biosciences LLC	$725 Wakix $725
Other	$6,688 SUNOSI $487	XYWAV $378	Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System $364	Perforomist $338	Inspire $327	Other $4,794

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,609
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,960
Education	$204
Consulting Fee	$39

Research Payments

Dr. Asefa Jejaw Mekonnen, MD has received 32 research payments totaling $515,972.

Biography

Dr. Asefa Mekonnen, who practices in Rockville, MD, is a medical specialist in sleep medicine and adult pulmonology. Dr. Mekonnen has obtained a license to practice in Maryland.