Benjamin Maduakonam Igwemezie, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · High Point, NC
Benjamin Maduakonam Igwemezie, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in High Point, North Carolina, and NPI 1518921188, issued on Apr 12, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9401418, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Maduakonam Igwemezie
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 9401418 NC
94-01418 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 635 N Main St, High Point, NC 27260
- Phone
- (336) 887-0038
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (336) 885-8096
- Medicaid ID
- 8945208 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050824000756); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 403 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 635 N Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ruxandra Buzoeanu, AGNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1073083085
- Michelle Donnelly, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205354966
Verify Benjamin Maduakonam Igwemezie in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9401418Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nephrology physician in 2024
3,060 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate346 claims
- Labetalol Hcl268 claims
- Torsemide206 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl200 claims
- Losartan Potassium171 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide152 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $661.16
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Benjamin Maduakonam Igwemezie among 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina
Benjamin Maduakonam Igwemezie, M.D. is one of 403 nephrology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2002 among the 310 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 nephrology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in High Point → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Adeyinka Adegoroye, MB CHBHigh Point, NC 272621952500423
- Richard Appel, MDHigh Point, NC 272621003859133
- Adetoye Lufadeju, M.DHigh Point, NC 272621023327426
- Vicki Stovall, MDHigh Point, NC 272621295774081
- Jeanne Zekan, MDHigh Point, NC 272621952344996
- Ikechukwu NwobuHigh Point, NC 272651366645848
- Sameea Sadiq, M.D.High Point, NC 272651477747756
- Ryan Trimble, MDHigh Point, NC 272651689202715
Common questions
What is Benjamin Maduakonam Igwemezie, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Maduakonam Igwemezie, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518921188, issued on Apr 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Maduakonam Igwemezie, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 635 N Main St, High Point, NC, 27260. Phone: (336) 887-0038. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Maduakonam Igwemezie, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9401418, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Maduakonam Igwemezie, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Maduakonam Igwemezie, M.D. had 3,060 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Benjamin Maduakonam Igwemezie, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.