NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chika Ugoala

Family Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX

Chika Ugoala is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1699156612, issued on Jun 16, 2015. Check the license (Texas AP128030, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1699156612
Name
Chika Ugoala
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
AP128030 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
15614 Wildwood Lake Dr, Houston, TX 77083
Phone
(281) 323-0139
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161109002871); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

3,177 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. Chika Ugoala3,177
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium204 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate165 claims
  3. Gabapentin124 claims
  4. Lisinopril99 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium79 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate74 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: $83.95

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chika Ugoala$83.95
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Houston Family Physicians PAHouston, TX

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

Chika Ugoala among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas

Chika Ugoala is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 26% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 26% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,588 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Houston

They are 2,588 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Modupe Akinwande, FNP-BCHouston, TX 770831154879716
  2. Juliana Anthony, NP-CHouston, TX 770831730517533
  3. Chinyere Awamba-AguHouston, TX 770831760861603
  4. Ilia Ayub, LSAHouston, TX 770831568580058
  5. Violet Clarke, APNHouston, TX 770831841482205
  6. Laurie Fleming, FNPHouston, TX 770831124320668
  7. Tuong-Vi Ho, RN, ANP, GNP, FNPHouston, TX 770831720178510
  8. Tiffany Nguyen, NPHouston, TX 770831881941938

Common questions

What is Chika Ugoala's NPI number?

Chika Ugoala's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699156612, issued on Jun 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chika Ugoala located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 15614 Wildwood Lake Dr, Houston, TX, 77083. Phone: (281) 323-0139. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chika Ugoala's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP128030, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Chika Ugoala prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chika Ugoala had 3,177 Medicare Part D claims for 362 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.