Charmaine I. Emelife, MD
Nephrology Physician · East Point, GA
Charmaine I. Emelife, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in East Point, Georgia, and NPI 1811987209, issued on Oct 26, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 054486, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charmaine I. Emelife
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 054486 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1275 Cleveland Avenue, East Point, GA 30344
- Phone
- (404) 761-0819
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (404) 761-0819
- Medicaid ID
- 157444445A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050110000138); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 417 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Verify Charmaine I. Emelife in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 054486Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,346 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Farxiga184 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate86 claims
- Prosol82 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate72 claims
- Losartan Potassium68 claims
- Torsemide63 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: $3,078.42
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Atlanta South Nephrology,pcEast Point, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charmaine I. Emelife among 417 nephrology physician records in Georgia
Charmaine I. Emelife, MD is one of 417 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 343 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 64% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 417 nephrology physician records in Georgia.
All 417 in Georgia → Every provider in East Point → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bob Agbogu, MDEast Point, GA 303441457317307
- Muhammed Muhammedi, MDEast Point, GA 303441871584896
- Khalid Iqbal, MDAtlanta, GA 303451598755993
- Barry Rosenbaum, M. D.Atlanta, GA 303451902143233
- James Wells, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303451023067725
- Shailesh Basani, MDAtlanta, GA 303421629269972
- Daniel Cohen, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421790866028
- Byard Edwards, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303421689684516
Common questions
What is Charmaine I. Emelife, MD's NPI number?
Charmaine I. Emelife, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811987209, issued on Oct 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charmaine I. Emelife, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1275 Cleveland Avenue, East Point, GA, 30344. Phone: (404) 761-0819. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charmaine I. Emelife, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 054486, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charmaine I. Emelife, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charmaine I. Emelife, MD had 1,346 Medicare Part D claims for 288 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.