NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Celestine Uche Mkpozi, MBBS, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Fargo, ND

Celestine Uche Mkpozi, MBBS, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1992225494, issued on Jun 26, 2017. Check the license (North Dakota 16322, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992225494
Name
Celestine Uche Mkpozi
Credential
MBBS, MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
16322 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104
Phone
(701) 417-2575
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 13, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230810002697); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5225 23RD Ave S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Brooke Abel, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1700392305
  2. Nabil Abouchala, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1265450233
  3. Nicole Abrahamson, APRN, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1851319529
  4. Nisha AgarwalPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1174928162
  5. Rita Ahmad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376383778
  6. Anusha Akhai, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043107055

Verify Celestine Uche Mkpozi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

929 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Celestine Mkpozi929
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide85 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium55 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium51 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate50 claims
  5. Cefdinir44 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium33 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $59.45

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Celestine Mkpozi$59.45
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Ths Physician Partners IncSouth Charleston, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Celestine Uche Mkpozi among 138 hospitalist physician records in North Dakota

Celestine Uche Mkpozi, MBBS, MD is one of 138 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 122 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 22% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

86 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Fargo

They are 86 of the 7,209 NPPES records with a practice address in Fargo, and 138 hospitalist physician records in North Dakota.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raimantas Drublionis, MDFargo, ND 581041942305206
  2. Osama Elhilali, M.DFargo, ND 581041780023788
  3. Chad Ficek, M.D.Fargo, ND 581041629324793
  4. Joleen Finken, MDFargo, ND 581041427009844
  5. James Fowler, MDFargo, ND 581041194726596
  6. Frederick KieleyFargo, ND 581041306263868
  7. Giles McNeill, DOFargo, ND 581041417022716
  8. Tammy Olson, D.OFargo, ND 581041346413291

Common questions

What is Celestine Uche Mkpozi, MBBS, MD's NPI number?

Celestine Uche Mkpozi, MBBS, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992225494, issued on Jun 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Celestine Uche Mkpozi, MBBS, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58104. Phone: (701) 417-2575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Celestine Uche Mkpozi, MBBS, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number 16322, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Celestine Uche Mkpozi, MBBS, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Celestine Uche Mkpozi, MBBS, MD had 929 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.