Chiricka Orisakwe, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Fort Smith, AR
Chiricka Orisakwe, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1629425061, issued on May 16, 2016. Check the license (Arkansas E-11416, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chiricka Orisakwe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- E-11416 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 612 South 12TH Street, Fort Smith, AR 72901
- Phone
- (479) 785-2431
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (479) 785-0732
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190213000236); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chiricka Orisakwe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-11416Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
331 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clindamycin Hcl31 claims
- Dexamethasone27 claims
- Cephalexin21 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Azithromycin18 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 2 group practices
- Newgen OF Arkansas LLCClarksville, AR
- Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCJonesboro, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chiricka Orisakwe among 447 emergency medicine physician records in Arkansas
Chiricka Orisakwe, M.D. is one of 447 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 74% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 301 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
40 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Smith
They are 40 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 447 emergency medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Fraser, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011932161353
- Michelle Horan, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011679535181
- Mark Horan, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011114989530
- Lee Johnson, MDFort Smith, AR 729011942262464
- Matthew Lamb, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011346582509
- Robert Lane, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011619938164
- Wallace Lock, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011437545761
- Jamie Maner, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729011750464442
Common questions
What is Chiricka Orisakwe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chiricka Orisakwe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629425061, issued on May 16, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chiricka Orisakwe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 612 South 12TH Street, Fort Smith, AR, 72901. Phone: (479) 785-2431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chiricka Orisakwe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-11416, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chiricka Orisakwe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chiricka Orisakwe, M.D. had 331 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.