Catherine Ifeyinwa Chokuba-Azum, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Catherine Ifeyinwa Chokuba-Azum, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1821595646, issued on Apr 9, 2018. Check the license (Texas U2687, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Ifeyinwa Chokuba-Azum
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- U2687 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17115 Red Oak Dr Ste 213, Houston, TX 77090
- Phone
- (423) 454-9328
- Enumerated
- Apr 9, 2018
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2025
- Fax
- (949) 703-8058
- Medicaid ID
- 493322802 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Catherine Ifeyinwa Chokuba-Azum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U2687Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
91 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 65.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Catherine Ifeyinwa Chokuba-Azum among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Catherine Ifeyinwa Chokuba-Azum, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Catherine Ifeyinwa Chokuba-Azum, MD's NPI number?
Catherine Ifeyinwa Chokuba-Azum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821595646, issued on Apr 9, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Ifeyinwa Chokuba-Azum, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17115 Red Oak Dr Ste 213, Houston, TX, 77090. Phone: (423) 454-9328. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Ifeyinwa Chokuba-Azum, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U2687, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine Ifeyinwa Chokuba-Azum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Ifeyinwa Chokuba-Azum, MD had 91 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine Ifeyinwa Chokuba-Azum, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 65.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.