Chinedu I. Nwankwo, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Chinedu I. Nwankwo, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1982048260, issued on Apr 17, 2013. Check the license (Texas Q9458, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chinedu I. Nwankwo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- Q9458 TX
17721 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12435 N Rachlin Cir, Houston, TX 77071
- Phone
- (832) 232-2356
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 783-2005
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170221000181); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chinedu I. Nwankwo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q9458Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,262 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium661 claims
- Eliquis329 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium328 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate300 claims
- Furosemide297 claims
- Donepezil Hcl288 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: $26.64
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Theratechnologies 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
- Cinnap PLLCHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chinedu I. Nwankwo among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Chinedu I. Nwankwo, MD is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2013, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Chinedu I. Nwankwo, MD's NPI number?
Chinedu I. Nwankwo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982048260, issued on Apr 17, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chinedu I. Nwankwo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12435 N Rachlin Cir, Houston, TX, 77071. Phone: (832) 232-2356. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chinedu I. Nwankwo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q9458, 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 Chinedu I. Nwankwo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chinedu I. Nwankwo, MD had 10,262 Medicare Part D claims for 234 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.