NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charity Iheagwara, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Wilkes Barre, PA

Charity Iheagwara, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1861020315, issued on Mar 31, 2020. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD489082, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1861020315
Name
Charity Iheagwara
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
MD489082 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
950 E Mountain Dr, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
Phone
(570) 808-8889
Enumerated
Mar 31, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2025
Fax
(570) 808-4050
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250716001573); 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 950 E Mountain Dr

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

  1. Miguel Agudelo, MDHepatology Physician1336725100
  2. April Alexander, CRNPNurse Practitioner1225554041
  3. George Alsina, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1831161926
  4. Elizabeth AnglimFamily Nurse Practitioner1225966740
  5. Daman Bowman, DOColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1922568328
  6. Rebecca Carroll, CRNPNurse Practitioner1851117758

Verify Charity Iheagwara in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

39 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Charity Iheagwara39
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Ezetimibe13 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl12 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl11 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: $130.54

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charity Iheagwara$130.54
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

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. Geisinger ClinicWilkes Barre, PA

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

Charity Iheagwara among 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania

Charity Iheagwara, MD is one of 545 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 94% of these records are older, 3% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 381 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Monica Ahuja, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187111982030524
  2. Alison Brodginski, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021972752301
  3. Robert Brunner, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021548585201
  4. Gary Decker, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187021144279209
  5. Rowena Jimenez, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021376772509
  6. Lucyann Sciandra, DOWilkes Barre, PA 187021326096884
  7. Thulashie Sivarajah, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021467700724
  8. Linda Slavoski, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187021386693687

Common questions

What is Charity Iheagwara, MD's NPI number?

Charity Iheagwara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861020315, issued on Mar 31, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charity Iheagwara, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 950 E Mountain Dr, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18711. Phone: (570) 808-8889. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charity Iheagwara, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD489082, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Charity Iheagwara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charity Iheagwara, MD had 39 Medicare Part D claims; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.