Chinyelu Charlene Nwasike, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Atlanta, GA
Chinyelu Charlene Nwasike, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1164839148, issued on Jul 22, 2014. Check the license (Georgia 78679, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chinyelu Charlene Nwasike
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 78679 GA
MD. 207070 LA
51695 SC
S2439 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1968 Peachtree RD NW, Atlanta, GA 30309
- Phone
- (404) 605-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2014
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170831002418); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chinyelu Charlene Nwasike in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 78679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
295 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium12 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate12 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: $142.20
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Melinta Therapeutics, LLC. 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.
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
- Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationMonroe, GA
- Piedmont Hospitalist Physicians LLCAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chinyelu Charlene Nwasike among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Chinyelu Charlene Nwasike, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
870 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Atlanta
They are 870 of the 31,476 NPPES records with a practice address in Atlanta, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Chinyelu Charlene Nwasike, MD's NPI number?
Chinyelu Charlene Nwasike, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164839148, issued on Jul 22, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chinyelu Charlene Nwasike, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1968 Peachtree RD NW, Atlanta, GA, 30309. Phone: (404) 605-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chinyelu Charlene Nwasike, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 78679, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chinyelu Charlene Nwasike, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chinyelu Charlene Nwasike, MD had 295 Medicare Part D claims for 150 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.