Chukwuma Umunakwe, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Oak Ridge, TN
Chukwuma Umunakwe, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and NPI 1013276815, issued on May 14, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 52347, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chukwuma Umunakwe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 52347 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 990 Oak Ridge Tpke, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
- Phone
- (202) 841-5854
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210407001070); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Howard University College Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 990 Oak Ridge Tpke
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Charles Ashley, D.PH.Pharmacist1932136124
- Cindy Ayo, OTD, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1083778757
- Nawras Baban, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1225075021
- Dell Bailey, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1316197882
- Jeff Baker, D.PH.Pharmacist1851311351
Verify Chukwuma Umunakwe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 52347Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
90 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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: $87.14
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The Mid Atlantic States, IncLargo, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chukwuma Umunakwe among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
Chukwuma Umunakwe, M.D. is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 1,174 in Tennessee → Every provider in Oak Ridge → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jacob Agner, DOOak Ridge, TN 378301285212100
- James Eppert, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301184752024
- Anthony Garton, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301790726891
- Michael Lapaglia, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301902020548
- John Mesmer, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301518914951
- Jennifer Mozingo, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301710928395
- Joseph Palatinus, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301982645248
- Elizabeth Rees, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301093940413
Common questions
What is Chukwuma Umunakwe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chukwuma Umunakwe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013276815, issued on May 14, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chukwuma Umunakwe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 990 Oak Ridge Tpke, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830. Phone: (202) 841-5854. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chukwuma Umunakwe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 52347, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chukwuma Umunakwe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chukwuma Umunakwe, M.D. had 90 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.