Chinedu Nwagwu, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Fresno, CA
Chinedu Nwagwu, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Fresno, California, and NPI 1770112054, issued on Apr 7, 2020. Check the license (California A183092, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chinedu Nwagwu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A183092 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1303 E Herndon Ave Ste 850, Fresno, CA 93720
- Phone
- (559) 450-3000
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230622001089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chinedu Nwagwu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A183092Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
6,334 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 258 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium416 claims
- Furosemide238 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium205 claims
- Donepezil Hcl203 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate176 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate167 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: $22.08
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mylan Specialty L.P. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 2 group practices
- Galen Inpatient Physicians PCFresno, CA
- Long Term Care Medical Group, IncSelma, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chinedu Nwagwu among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Chinedu Nwagwu, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% 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 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Chinedu Nwagwu, MD's NPI number?
Chinedu Nwagwu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770112054, issued on Apr 7, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chinedu Nwagwu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1303 E Herndon Ave Ste 850, Fresno, CA, 93720. Phone: (559) 450-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chinedu Nwagwu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A183092, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chinedu Nwagwu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chinedu Nwagwu, MD had 6,334 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.