Chinenye Okezie Nwachuku, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Hackensack, NJ
Chinenye Okezie Nwachuku, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Hackensack, New Jersey, and NPI 1396981940, issued on Jan 5, 2009. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA09662700, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chinenye Okezie Nwachuku
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 25MA09662700 NJ
247543 NY
MD440925 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 214 State St Ste 101, Hackensack, NJ 07601
- Phone
- (201) 342-7662
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2009
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110516000089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 214 State St Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Mehling, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1790703965
- Pavel Yufit, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1093984890
Verify Chinenye Okezie Nwachuku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA09662700Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
294 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib101 claims
- Amoxicillin71 claims
- Meloxicam33 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium22 claims
- Folic Acid16 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $763.55
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- St Lukes Physician Group IncEaston, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chinenye Okezie Nwachuku among 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey
Chinenye Okezie Nwachuku, M.D. is one of 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2001 among the 444 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey.
All 690 in New Jersey → Every provider in Hackensack → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Benke, MDHackensack, NJ 076011649432261
- James Cahill, MDHackensack, NJ 076011124183694
- Luis Grau, MDHackensack, NJ 076011710220090
- Michael Gross, M.D.Hackensack, NJ 076011396712337
- Thomas John, M.D.Hackensack, NJ 076011104021427
- Michael Kelly, MDHackensack, NJ 076011881634418
- Yair Kissin, MDHackensack, NJ 076011619182276
- Brian Mehling, MDHackensack, NJ 076011790703965
Common questions
What is Chinenye Okezie Nwachuku, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chinenye Okezie Nwachuku, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396981940, issued on Jan 5, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chinenye Okezie Nwachuku, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 214 State St Ste 101, Hackensack, NJ, 07601. Phone: (201) 342-7662. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chinenye Okezie Nwachuku, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA09662700, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chinenye Okezie Nwachuku, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chinenye Okezie Nwachuku, M.D. had 294 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chinenye Okezie Nwachuku, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.