NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chidimma Kalu, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · West Columbia, SC

Chidimma Kalu, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1528489770, issued on Dec 13, 2013. Check the license (South Carolina 90653, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina 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
1528489770
Name
Chidimma Kalu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
90653 SC
A151058 CA
318724 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
145 Sunset CT Ste 100, West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone
(803) 739-3550
Enumerated
Dec 13, 2013
Record last updated
Jan 16, 2024
Fax
(803) 739-3546
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220921003435); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 2013
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 145 Sunset CT Ste 100

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

  1. Rebekka Adamson, PHARMDCardiology Pharmacist1225717846
  2. William AltmanFamily Medicine Physician1285210625
  3. Courtney Baxter, DOFamily Medicine Physician1689469900
  4. Oleg Belyshev, DOFamily Medicine Physician1710737481
  5. Ekaterina BordelonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154264646
  6. Paul Bornemann, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1699945451

Verify Chidimma Kalu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 90653    Check the board
  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 family medicine physician in 2024

228 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.

  1. Chidimma Kalu228
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium16 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium13 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: $916.35

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chidimma Kalu$916.35
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC

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

Chidimma Kalu among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina

Chidimma Kalu, M.D. is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 family medicine physician records list a practice address in West Columbia

They are 39 of the 1,887 NPPES records with a practice address in West Columbia, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.

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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Bornemann, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691699945451
  2. Rex Cabaltica, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691942221494
  3. Robert Callis, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691093780140
  4. Dean Floyd, M.DWest Columbia, SC 291691386605285
  5. Hugh Lorick, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691427012756
  6. Edward Mayeaux, Jr.,, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691356368880
  7. David Morris, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691952490864
  8. Candace Murbach, D.O.West Columbia, SC 291691790762276

Common questions

What is Chidimma Kalu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Chidimma Kalu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528489770, issued on Dec 13, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chidimma Kalu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 145 Sunset CT Ste 100, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 739-3550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chidimma Kalu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 90653, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chidimma Kalu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chidimma Kalu, M.D. had 228 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.