NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chineze Adania Nwankwo, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL

Chineze Adania Nwankwo, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1497493746, issued on May 26, 2022. Check the license (Illinois 125.080126, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1497493746
Name
Chineze Adania Nwankwo
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
125.080126 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4646 N Marine Dr FL 7, Chicago, IL 60640
Phone
(773) 564-5225
Enumerated
May 26, 2022
Record last updated
May 27, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250818002815); accepts Medicare assignment
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 4646 N Marine Dr FL 7

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

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  3. Andreina Tarff Leal, MDInternal Medicine Physician1588231443
  4. Athittaya Techawantochandej, MDInternal Medicine Physician1851950067

Verify Chineze Adania Nwankwo in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

195 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chineze Nwankwo195
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 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. Sound Physicians OF Indiana LLCMerrillville, IN

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

Chineze Adania Nwankwo among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois

Chineze Adania Nwankwo, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 78% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 2,867 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Maher Al-Koubaytari, M.D.Chicago, IL 606401437124419
  2. Shehzad Ali, M.D.Chicago, IL 606401548233117
  3. Susan Alt, MDChicago, IL 606401255384277
  4. Emily Chatskis, MDChicago, IL 606401790771434
  5. Lorrie Elliott, M.D.Chicago, IL 606401265474191
  6. Aleksandra Ivanovic, MDChicago, IL 606401477546711
  7. Christopher Konstantelos, M.DChicago, IL 606401952330243
  8. Sean Le, M.D.Chicago, IL 606401578552915

Common questions

What is Chineze Adania Nwankwo, MD's NPI number?

Chineze Adania Nwankwo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497493746, issued on May 26, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chineze Adania Nwankwo, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4646 N Marine Dr FL 7, Chicago, IL, 60640. Phone: (773) 564-5225. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chineze Adania Nwankwo, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 125.080126, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chineze Adania Nwankwo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chineze Adania Nwankwo, MD had 195 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.