NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chinualumogu Chimaobi Nwakile, M.D

Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Chinualumogu Chimaobi Nwakile, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1770862914, issued on Aug 5, 2011. Check the license (Texas S8886, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1770862914
Name
Chinualumogu Chimaobi Nwakile
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License numbers
S8886 TX
2017011105 MO
MT 198960 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6400 Fannin St Ste 2350, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 486-5075
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 22, 2022
Fax
(713) 486-4355
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220608002716); 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 6400 Fannin St Ste 2350

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

  1. Vanessa Andrade, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1700442167
  2. Gnana Ardhanari, M.DPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1235445735
  3. Tanvi Borse, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609551225
  4. Dagmar Monique DecletAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1417532201
  5. Harish Devineni, M.D.Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1750797205
  6. Emre Gok, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811458060

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

2,105 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Chinualumogu Nwakile2,105
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium203 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate159 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate125 claims
  4. Furosemide121 claims
  5. Eliquis117 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate111 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score79.2
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,899.74

33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chinualumogu Nwakile$1,899.74
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. Baptist Physician NetworkBeaumont, TX

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

Chinualumogu Chimaobi Nwakile among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Chinualumogu Chimaobi Nwakile, M.D is one of 9,175 internal 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 2011, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ketti Awad, MDHouston, TX 770301740284710
  2. Parikshet Babber, MDHouston, TX 770301114915816
  3. James Baker, MDHouston, TX 770301477549566
  4. Ana Blackmon, M.D.Houston, TX 770301962402446
  5. Maria Cruz-Carreras, MDHouston, TX 770301376533893
  6. Marina George, MDHouston, TX 770301780680009
  7. Barry Goodfriend, MDHouston, TX 770301588666218
  8. Betty Halpern, MDHouston, TX 770301942292685

Common questions

What is Chinualumogu Chimaobi Nwakile, M.D's NPI number?

Chinualumogu Chimaobi Nwakile, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770862914, issued on Aug 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chinualumogu Chimaobi Nwakile, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6400 Fannin St Ste 2350, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 486-5075. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chinualumogu Chimaobi Nwakile, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number S8886, 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 Chinualumogu Chimaobi Nwakile, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chinualumogu Chimaobi Nwakile, M.D had 2,105 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Chinualumogu Chimaobi Nwakile, M.D's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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