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Dr. Rishan Tesfay Desta, MD

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Specializes in: Emergency Medicine

Drexel University College of Medicine (2018)

1201 Bishop Street
Union City, TN 38261

1-888-952-6772

Dr. Rishan Tesfay Desta, MD is an emergency medicine doctor in Union City, TN specializing in emergency medicine. She graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2018 and has 7 years of experience. Dr. Rishan Tesfay Desta, MD is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care and EMERGENCY COVERAGE LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1201 Bishop Street
Union City, TN 38261

In The News

“For Dr. Rishan Desta, getting the COVID-19 vaccine was about more than just protecting herself as she battles the virus on the front lines of the pandemic.”—"History of medical mistrust, deceit leads some Black people to question COVID vaccine", Columbus Dispatch, December 2020

emergency care	170

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	30
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	43
Dementia	27
Cancer	10

emergency care	376

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	85
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2021 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rishan Tesfay Desta, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rishan Tesfay Desta, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Union City, TN were emergency care.

emergency care	273

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2021 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rishan Tesfay Desta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	48
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	18
85 and over	11
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	15

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rishan Tesfay Desta, MD From 2021 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rishan Tesfay Desta, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	15
High Cholesterol	14
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	6
Chronic Kidney Disease	8
Asthma	1
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	8
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	2
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Rishan Tesfay Desta, MD graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2018. She has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine (2018)

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rishan Tesfay Desta, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Memorial Health Care

EMERGENCY COVERAGE LLC

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Biography

Dr. Rishan Desta specializes in emergency medicine. Dr. Desta studied medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine. She is professionally affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rishan Tesfay Desta, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rishan Tesfay Desta, MD in 2022