Chukwuemeka Chima, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Columbia, MD
Chukwuemeka Chima, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbia, Maryland, and NPI 1730419128, issued on Jan 6, 2010. Check the license (Maryland R179333, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chukwuemeka Chima
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- R179333 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7120 Samuel Morse Drive, Columbia, MD 21046
- Phone
- (443) 878-1280
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160414000382); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7120 Samuel Morse Drive
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ashley SingletonBehavior Technician1750207460
Verify Chukwuemeka Chima in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license R179333Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
55 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 one group practice
- Emergency Medicine Associates P.A., P.C.Westminster, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chukwuemeka Chima among 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland
Chukwuemeka Chima, FNP-C is one of 4,124 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 14% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 2,370 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
146 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 146 of the 6,690 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 4,124 family nurse practitioner records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Chukwuemeka Chima, FNP-C's NPI number?
Chukwuemeka Chima, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730419128, issued on Jan 6, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chukwuemeka Chima, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7120 Samuel Morse Drive, Columbia, MD, 21046. Phone: (443) 878-1280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chukwuemeka Chima, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number R179333, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Chukwuemeka Chima, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chukwuemeka Chima, FNP-C had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.