NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Azubuike Anene, MD

Surgery Physician · Lumberton, NC

Charles Azubuike Anene, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lumberton, North Carolina, and NPI 1124108303, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-02042, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; 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
1124108303
Name
Charles Azubuike Anene
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
2016-02042 NC
01099104A IN
04-24542 KS
25MA06518800 NJ
MD066370L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300 W 27TH St, Lumberton, NC 28358
Phone
(910) 671-5000
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2026
Medicaid ID
001820720001 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161205000398); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1991
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 300 W 27TH St

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

  1. Tewodros Adane, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235811217
  2. Temitope Adebayo, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1912499385
  3. Shahzaib Ahmed, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629863691
  4. Ahmed Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1407551088
  5. Yves Akam, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1740075985
  6. Odunayo Akanbi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1831985944

Verify Charles Azubuike Anene in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

113 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Charles Anene113
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Cilostazol67 claims
  2. Xarelto19 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: $486.63

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Anene$486.63
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Lutheran Medical Group LLCFort Wayne, IN
  2. Southeastern Regional Physician ServicesLumberton, NC

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

Charles Azubuike Anene among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina

Charles Azubuike Anene, MD is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% 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 15% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samuel Britt, MDLumberton, NC 283581629028576
  2. Jason Davis, M.D.Lumberton, NC 283581285809475
  3. Jayme McArthur-Herder, MDLumberton, NC 283581336502897
  4. Melvin Medlock, MDLumberton, NC 283581467455493
  5. Dominic Storto, DOLumberton, NC 283581013975721
  6. Peter Villani, MDLumberton, NC 283581568412401
  7. Paula Chang, MDLaurinburg, NC 283521669623468
  8. James Foxworthy, M.D.Laurinburg, NC 283521881686442

Common questions

What is Charles Azubuike Anene, MD's NPI number?

Charles Azubuike Anene, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124108303, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Azubuike Anene, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 W 27TH St, Lumberton, NC, 28358. Phone: (910) 671-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Azubuike Anene, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-02042, 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 Charles Azubuike Anene, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Azubuike Anene, MD had 113 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.