NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chiedozie I. Nwagwu, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Mission Viejo, CA

Chiedozie I. Nwagwu, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Mission Viejo, California, and NPI 1669552808, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (California 000000A91714, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669552808
Name
Chiedozie I. Nwagwu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
000000A91714 CA
216472 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
26732 Crown Valley Pkwy Ste 541, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Phone
(949) 388-7190
Enumerated
Oct 16, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 25, 2023
Fax
(949) 388-7150
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050803001248); 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 26732 Crown Valley Pkwy Ste 541

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

  1. Layla Rezaeepour, RN/NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1720751662
  2. Alexander Taghva, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1548439920
  3. Asterios Tsimpas, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1093919946

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024

122 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chiedozie Nwagwu122
  2. Specialty average172

Most prescribed

  1. Clopidogrel23 claims
  2. Methocarbamol15 claims
  3. Levetiracetam14 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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: $496.40

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chiedozie Nwagwu$496
  2. Specialty average$14,926

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

Chiedozie I. Nwagwu among 929 neurological surgery physician records in California

Chiedozie I. Nwagwu, MD is one of 929 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 612 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 929 neurological surgery physician records in California.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Keun-Young Kim, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911659577286
  2. Sylvain Palmer, MDMission Viejo, CA 926911508971912
  3. Vikas Rao, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911932349651
  4. Alexander Taghva, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911548439920
  5. Asterios Tsimpas, M.D.Mission Viejo, CA 926911093919946
  6. Minh Tran, M.D.Westminster, CA 926831508991928
  7. Jeffrey Gross, M.D.Laguna Niguel, CA 926771407961188
  8. William Loudon, MDLaguna Niguel, CA 926771437265816

Common questions

What is Chiedozie I. Nwagwu, MD's NPI number?

Chiedozie I. Nwagwu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669552808, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chiedozie I. Nwagwu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 26732 Crown Valley Pkwy Ste 541, Mission Viejo, CA, 92691. Phone: (949) 388-7190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chiedozie I. Nwagwu, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number 000000A91714, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chiedozie I. Nwagwu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chiedozie I. Nwagwu, MD had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. 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.