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Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD

(178 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine and Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

Palacky University Faculty of Medicine

Professional interests include: geriatric health, elder care

2500 Metrohealth Drive
Cleveland, OH 44109

(216) 778-7800

Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Cleveland, OH specializing in family medicine and geriatrics (elderly care). He graduated from Palacky University Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD is affiliated with MetroHealth.

Office Locations

2500 Metrohealth Drive
Cleveland, OH 44109

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4229 Pearl Road
Cleveland, OH 44109

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In The News

“Our primary care physician is Dr. Fassil Gemechu and we are both so glad to have him taking care of us.”—"Cleveland s MetroHealth earns praise from retired medical professional", Cleveland.com , September 2025

“There are several reasons the elderly are more prone to heat stress, says Dr. Fassil Gemechu of MetroHealth Medical Center's Senior Health and Wellness Center.”—"Heat exhaustion can be deadly for the elderly", Cleveland.com , July 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cleveland, OH during 2012 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	609
nursing home care	415

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cleveland, OH during 2013 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	554
nursing home care	379

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	55
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	33
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cleveland, OH during 2014 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	588
nursing home care	445

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	97
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	33
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cleveland, OH during 2015 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	548
nursing home care	338

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	450
Black	162
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	174
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	35
Dementia	34
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cleveland, OH during 2016 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	551
nursing home care	237

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	198
Black	97
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	63
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	29
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cleveland, OH during 2017 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	488
nursing home care	318

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	73
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	62
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	26
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cleveland, OH during 2018 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	506
nursing home care	418

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	90
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	60
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cleveland, OH during 2019 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	482
nursing home care	315

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	85
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	64
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	42
Dementia	28
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cleveland, OH during 2020 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	231
nursing home care	203

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	59
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	49
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	44
Dementia	30
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cleveland, OH during 2021 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	172
nursing home care	265

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	55
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	42
Dementia	33
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cleveland, OH during 2022 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	223
nursing home care	132

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Cleveland, OH were nursing home care.

doctor visit	450
nursing home care	315

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	74
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	185
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	11
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	96
85 and over	56
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	105

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD graduated from Palacky University Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at MetroHealth Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Palacky University Faculty of Medicine

Residency: MetroHealth Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MetroHealth

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 178 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Fassil W. Gemechu, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Cleveland, OH.

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Biography

Dr. Fassil Gemechu specializes in family medicine and geriatrics (elderly care) and practices in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Gemechu (or staff) speaks Amharic, Czech, and Slovak. His areas of expertise include primary care, geriatric health, and elder care. He is professionally affiliated with MetroHealth. He attended medical school at Palacky University Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Gemechu completed his residency training at MetroHealth Medical Center. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5).