Chuka Joseph Obanyego Nchekwube, MD
Family Medicine Physician · South Holland, IL
Chuka Joseph Obanyego Nchekwube, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in South Holland, Illinois, and NPI 1659833309, issued on Apr 2, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 036-161890, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chuka Joseph Obanyego Nchekwube
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 036-161890 IL
125.075173 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 W 162ND St, South Holland, IL 60473
- Phone
- (708) 730-2200
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2022
- Fax
- (708) 210-0648
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220916001425); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chuka Joseph Obanyego Nchekwube in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036-161890Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,705 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium368 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate319 claims
- Losartan Potassium157 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide130 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate102 claims
- Lisinopril94 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: $555.39
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationSouth Holland, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chuka Joseph Obanyego Nchekwube among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Chuka Joseph Obanyego Nchekwube, MD is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in South Holland
They are 11 of the 323 NPPES records with a practice address in South Holland, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Chuka Joseph Obanyego Nchekwube, MD's NPI number?
Chuka Joseph Obanyego Nchekwube, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659833309, issued on Apr 2, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chuka Joseph Obanyego Nchekwube, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 W 162ND St, South Holland, IL, 60473. Phone: (708) 730-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chuka Joseph Obanyego Nchekwube, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-161890, 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 Chuka Joseph Obanyego Nchekwube, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chuka Joseph Obanyego Nchekwube, MD had 3,705 Medicare Part D claims for 445 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.