Chimezie Obinna Nlewem, MD/DO
Family Medicine Physician · Albany, GA
Chimezie Obinna Nlewem, MD/DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, Georgia, and NPI 1114364130, issued on May 31, 2013. Check the license (Georgia 078699, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chimezie Obinna Nlewem
- Credential
- MD/DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 078699 GA
0116025893 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 Newton RD, Albany, GA 31701
- Phone
- (229) 431-3120
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (229) 431-3345
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170830003397); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1300 Newton RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Ard, PA-CPhysician Assistant1972797322
- James Brooks, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1861644429
- Ignatius Ohamadike, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1730382342
- Patricia Patterson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1629066915
- Bernard Scoggins, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1073624615
- Joycelyn YatesClinical Social Worker1689786360
Verify Chimezie Obinna Nlewem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 078699Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,115 Medicare Part D claims for 732 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 396 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate1,011 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium612 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide518 claims
- Gabapentin416 claims
- Losartan Potassium379 claims
- Metformin Hcl334 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: $136.87
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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
- Albany Area Primary Health Care, IncAlbany, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chimezie Obinna Nlewem among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Chimezie Obinna Nlewem, MD/DO is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Albany
They are 57 of the 1,564 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Chimezie Obinna Nlewem, MD/DO's NPI number?
Chimezie Obinna Nlewem, MD/DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114364130, issued on May 31, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chimezie Obinna Nlewem, MD/DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Newton RD, Albany, GA, 31701. Phone: (229) 431-3120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chimezie Obinna Nlewem, MD/DO's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 078699, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chimezie Obinna Nlewem, MD/DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chimezie Obinna Nlewem, MD/DO had 11,115 Medicare Part D claims for 732 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.