Chiagozie U. Nwasuruba, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Tyler, TX
Chiagozie U. Nwasuruba, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tyler, Texas, and NPI 1548250574, issued on Oct 21, 2005. Check the license (Texas K1594, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chiagozie U. Nwasuruba
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- K1594 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11937 US Highway 271, Tyler, TX 75708
- Phone
- (903) 877-3451
- Enumerated
- Oct 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 118155402 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091218000184); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chiagozie U. Nwasuruba in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K1594Check 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 internal medicine physician in 2024
110 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium12 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: $27.11
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Beckman Coulter, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Etmc Physician Group, Inc.Tyler, TX
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT Tyler-Facilty-PhysicianTyler, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chiagozie U. Nwasuruba among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Chiagozie U. Nwasuruba, MD is one of 9,175 internal 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
146 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tyler
They are 146 of the 5,531 NPPES records with a practice address in Tyler, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Chiagozie U. Nwasuruba, MD's NPI number?
Chiagozie U. Nwasuruba, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548250574, issued on Oct 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chiagozie U. Nwasuruba, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11937 US Highway 271, Tyler, TX, 75708. Phone: (903) 877-3451. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chiagozie U. Nwasuruba, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K1594, 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 Chiagozie U. Nwasuruba, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chiagozie U. Nwasuruba, MD had 110 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.