Chioma Obianuju Duru Nwakanma, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiology Physician · Dallas, TX
Chioma Obianuju Duru Nwakanma, M.D. is a pediatric cardiology physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1588000400, issued on May 18, 2013. Check the license (Texas S6825, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chioma Obianuju Duru Nwakanma
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Cardiology Physician 2080P0202X
- License number
- S6825 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5323 Harry Hines Blvd Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390
- Phone
- (214) 730-5437
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201013001039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chioma Obianuju Duru Nwakanma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S6825Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $43.60
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. The 1,156 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,864.57 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
- Dallas Physician Medical Services For Children IncHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chioma Obianuju Duru Nwakanma among 325 pediatric cardiology physician records in Texas
Chioma Obianuju Duru Nwakanma, M.D. is one of 325 pediatric cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 71% 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 74% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 74% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 163 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Cardiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 325 pediatric cardiology physician records in Texas.
All 325 in Texas → Every provider in Dallas → Pediatric Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shannon Blalock, MDDallas, TX 753901285825505
- Vasiliki Dimas, MDDallas, TX 753901639102148
- Abhay Divekar, MD, MBBSDallas, TX 753901215125208
- David Fixler, MDDallas, TX 753901316916711
- Candace Gibbin, MDDallas, TX 753901093775017
- Lisa Heistein, MDDallas, TX 753901669408282
- Catherine Ikemba, MDDallas, TX 753901770549651
- Matthew Lemler, MDDallas, TX 753901144282559
Common questions
What is Chioma Obianuju Duru Nwakanma, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chioma Obianuju Duru Nwakanma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588000400, issued on May 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chioma Obianuju Duru Nwakanma, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5323 Harry Hines Blvd Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX, 75390. Phone: (214) 730-5437. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chioma Obianuju Duru Nwakanma, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S6825, 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.
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.