Chukwudum Uche, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Las Vegas, NV
Chukwudum Uche, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1528276052, issued on May 18, 2007. Check the license (Nevada 12360, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chukwudum Uche
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 12360 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6088 S Durango Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89113
- Phone
- (702) 380-4242
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (702) 380-4141
- Medicaid ID
- 1528276052 NV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070822000556); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 64 in Nevada → Look up another NPI →
Verify Chukwudum Uche in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12360Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
463 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ceftriaxone118 claims
- Ertapenem34 claims
- Piperacillin-Tazobactam33 claims
- Daptomycin26 claims
- Fluconazole20 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium17 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: $1,646.31
58 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Naima Zaheer MD PLLCLas Vegas, NV
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chukwudum Uche among 64 infectious disease physician records in Nevada
Chukwudum Uche, MD is one of 64 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 53 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Nevada
There are 64 infectious disease physician records in Nevada.
All 64 in Nevada → Every provider in Las Vegas → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alka Rebentish, MDLas Vegas, NV 891131427012806
- Dhiresh Joshi, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891171225194293
- David Miller, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891091548472459
- Elmer Palitang, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891091710961735
- Eugene Speck, M.D. PH. D.Las Vegas, NV 891091982693198
- Shyh-Jeun Wang, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891171053653709
- Naima Zaheer, MDLas Vegas, NV 891091447412192
- Li-Chien Chen, D.OLas Vegas, NV 891191528492949
Common questions
What is Chukwudum Uche, MD's NPI number?
Chukwudum Uche, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528276052, issued on May 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chukwudum Uche, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6088 S Durango Dr, Las Vegas, NV, 89113. Phone: (702) 380-4242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chukwudum Uche, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nevada license number 12360, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chukwudum Uche, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chukwudum Uche, MD had 463 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.