Chukwuemeka Nzewi, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician · Rock Island, IL
Chukwuemeka Nzewi, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Rock Island, Illinois, and NPI 1215303847, issued on Aug 18, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 036156379, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chukwuemeka Nzewi
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 036156379 IL
MD44683 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2701 17TH St, Rock Island, IL 61201
- Phone
- (309) 779-3106
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2022
- Fax
- (309) 779-3106
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210902000357); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chukwuemeka Nzewi 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 036156379Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
366 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate24 claims
- Eliquis23 claims
- Prednisone21 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Levofloxacin15 claims
- Jardiance14 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 one group practice
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationRock Island, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chukwuemeka Nzewi among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Chukwuemeka Nzewi, M.D is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Rock Island
They are 12 of the 782 NPPES records with a practice address in Rock Island, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Chukwuemeka Nzewi, M.D's NPI number?
Chukwuemeka Nzewi, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215303847, issued on Aug 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chukwuemeka Nzewi, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2701 17TH St, Rock Island, IL, 61201. Phone: (309) 779-3106. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chukwuemeka Nzewi, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036156379, 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 Chukwuemeka Nzewi, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chukwuemeka Nzewi, M.D had 366 Medicare Part D claims for 139 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.