NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chidi Iheanacho Anukwuem, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Irvington, NJ

Chidi Iheanacho Anukwuem, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Irvington, New Jersey, and NPI 1487719753, issued on Dec 26, 2006. Check the license (New Jersey MA058920, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1487719753
Name
Chidi Iheanacho Anukwuem
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MA058920 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1182 Stuyvesant Ave, Irvington, NJ 07111
Phone
(973) 399-2600
Enumerated
Dec 26, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(973) 399-5252
Medicaid ID
6135102 NJ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050622000089); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1182 Stuyvesant Ave

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

  1. Justina Anyanwu, MDPediatrics Physician1124034806
  2. Erica Belzince, MACounselor1235729096
  3. Alisha Hudson, MEDICAL ASSISTANTCounselor1770173528

Verify Chidi Iheanacho Anukwuem in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

1,851 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 101 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chidi Anukwuem1,851
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate147 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate65 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa59 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium51 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen51 claims
  6. Lisinopril45 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: $91.71

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.

  1. Chidi Anukwuem$91.71
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Sciometrix IncWest New York, NJ

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

Chidi Iheanacho Anukwuem among 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey

Chidi Iheanacho Anukwuem, M.D. is one of 4,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2000 among the 3,132 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 63% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Irvington

They are 6 of the 337 NPPES records with a practice address in Irvington, and 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nudrat Ayub, M.DIrvington, NJ 071111346430774
  2. Suresh Belani, M.D.Irvington, NJ 071111538233242
  3. Patricia Brown, MDIrvington, NJ 071111144395617
  4. Harvey Masor, MDIrvington, NJ 071111538338199
  5. Chikezie Onyenso, MDIrvington, NJ 071111578605812
  6. James Agresti, DONutley, NJ 071101578511135
  7. James Agresti, MDNutley, NJ 071101255389813
  8. Maryann Alessio, DONutley, NJ 071101750499257

Common questions

What is Chidi Iheanacho Anukwuem, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chidi Iheanacho Anukwuem, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487719753, issued on Dec 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chidi Iheanacho Anukwuem, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1182 Stuyvesant Ave, Irvington, NJ, 07111. Phone: (973) 399-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chidi Iheanacho Anukwuem, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number MA058920, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chidi Iheanacho Anukwuem, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chidi Iheanacho Anukwuem, M.D. had 1,851 Medicare Part D claims for 150 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.