Chika Vera Anekwe, MD, MPH
Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician · Boston, MA
Chika Vera Anekwe, MD, MPH is an obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1487945267, issued on Apr 27, 2011. Check the license (Massachusetts 276667, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chika Vera Anekwe
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician 2083B0002X
- License numbers
- 276667 MA
268419 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Staniford St FL 4, Boston, MA 02114
- Phone
- (617) 726-4400
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180924002691); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 50 Staniford St FL 4
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Julie Welch, ANP-BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1619123577
- Erika Wong, MS, RDRegistered Dietitian1053593871
Verify Chika Vera Anekwe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 276667Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician in 2024
660 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,045 among the 68 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mounjaro134 claims
- Wegovy120 claims
- Ozempic98 claims
- Topiramate65 claims
- Metformin Hcl60 claims
- Naltrexone Hcl35 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: $72.39
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 40 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,485.63 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
- Massachusetts General Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 9 obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in Massachusetts.
Other obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician records in Massachusetts
- Purva Agarwal, M.D.Fall River, MA1750495271
- Jacquelyn Cotton, MDFall River, MA1770802001
- Nirav Desai, M.D.Boston, MA1215293832
- Jennifer Dressel, M.D.Danvers, MA1447456348
- Jessica Inwood, M.D.Fall River, MA1831121383
- Michelle McKenneyWareham, MA1518176320
- Alexander Rabin, MDWareham, MA1548249758
- Jennifer Schwartz, M.D.Fall River, MA1447431713
Common questions
What is Chika Vera Anekwe, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Chika Vera Anekwe, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487945267, issued on Apr 27, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chika Vera Anekwe, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Staniford St FL 4, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 726-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chika Vera Anekwe, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 276667, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chika Vera Anekwe, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chika Vera Anekwe, MD, MPH had 660 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among obesity medicine (preventive medicine) physician prescribers was 1,045. 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.