Chika Kuwama, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Edgewater, NJ
Chika Kuwama, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Edgewater, New Jersey, and NPI 1275673907, issued on Feb 8, 2007. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA07665000, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chika Kuwama
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 25MA07665000 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 725 River RD Ste 214, Edgewater, NJ 07020
- Phone
- (201) 581-8553
- Enumerated
- Feb 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (201) 270-0257
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230821000027); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 725 River RD Ste 214
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Damilola Babalola, FNP-BC, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1386499382
Verify Chika Kuwama in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA07665000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril20 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium19 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: $18.62
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, 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.
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
- The Medical Group OF New JerseyEdgewater, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chika Kuwama among 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey
Chika Kuwama, MD is one of 2,770 family 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 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 1,875 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 59% 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 New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Edgewater
They are 6 of the 209 NPPES records with a practice address in Edgewater, and 2,770 family medicine physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Chika Kuwama, MD's NPI number?
Chika Kuwama, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275673907, issued on Feb 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chika Kuwama, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 River RD Ste 214, Edgewater, NJ, 07020. Phone: (201) 581-8553. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chika Kuwama, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA07665000, 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 Chika Kuwama, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chika Kuwama, MD had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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.
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.