NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chikaodinaka Ihejiene, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Chikaodinaka Ihejiene, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1871121574, issued on Mar 29, 2020. Check the license (Texas U5989, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1871121574
Name
Chikaodinaka Ihejiene
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
U5989 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20171 Chasewood Park Dr, Houston, TX 77070
Phone
(832) 534-5000
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2020
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231018004074); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 2020
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 20171 Chasewood Park Dr

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

  1. Sai Padmaja Achanta, P.A.Physician Assistant1720096498
  2. Homaira Ahmed, M.DHospitalist Physician1609139369
  3. Jiten Bhula, MDHospitalist Physician1457771081
  4. Jeffrey Brady, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1922411081
  5. Amy Ciborowski, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1669489704
  6. Bethany Culver, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1033407374

Verify Chikaodinaka Ihejiene in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  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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22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

176 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chikaodinaka Ihejiene176
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt20 claims
  3. Cefuroxime16 claims
  4. Methocarbamol12 claims
  5. Prednisone12 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Integrative Emergency Services Physician Group-Houston PLLCPasadena, TX

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

Chikaodinaka Ihejiene among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Chikaodinaka Ihejiene, MD is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2013 among the 2,779 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 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

818 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anthony Fasanella, D.O.Houston, TX 770701649384322
  2. Gregory Hall, D.O.Houston, TX 770701972617660
  3. Douglas Harrison, D.O.Houston, TX 770701720192420
  4. Lindsey Jackson, MD, PHDHouston, TX 770701013111681
  5. Patricia Klap, M.D.Houston, TX 770701841276656
  6. Christopher Langford, M.D.Houston, TX 770701164536884
  7. Yogita Mantena, DOHouston, TX 770701659358794
  8. Daniel Mao, M.D.Houston, TX 770701497843627

Common questions

What is Chikaodinaka Ihejiene, MD's NPI number?

Chikaodinaka Ihejiene, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871121574, issued on Mar 29, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chikaodinaka Ihejiene, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20171 Chasewood Park Dr, Houston, TX, 77070. Phone: (832) 534-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chikaodinaka Ihejiene, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U5989, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chikaodinaka Ihejiene, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chikaodinaka Ihejiene, MD had 176 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.