Chukwumere Nwogu, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Buffalo, NY
Chukwumere Nwogu, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1164403770, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (New York 214986, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chukwumere Nwogu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 214986 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY 14263
- Phone
- (716) 845-2300
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 845-7692
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100724000037); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Elm And Carlton St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tina Agostinelli, PAPhysician Assistant1528621885
- Eric Ahn, MDGastroenterology Physician1134528912
- Christine Aiduk, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1255314555
Verify Chukwumere Nwogu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 214986Check 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 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $162.08
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Roswell Park Cancer InstituteBuffalo, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chukwumere Nwogu among 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York
Chukwumere Nwogu, MD is one of 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in New York. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1999 among the 294 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in New York
There are 446 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in New York.
All 446 in New York → Every provider in Buffalo → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Todd Demmy, MDBuffalo, NY 142631720084122
- Elisabeth Dexter, MDBuffalo, NY 142631427007095
- Mark Hennon, MDBuffalo, NY 142631124108998
- Nathaniel Ivanick, MDBuffalo, NY 142631063623098
- Anthony Picone, MD PHDBuffalo, NY 142631275597338
- Cezar RaiceaBuffalo, NY 142631457751588
- Kenneth Seastedt, M.D.Buffalo, NY 142631912273186
- Saikrishna Yendamuri, MDBuffalo, NY 142631396940995
Common questions
What is Chukwumere Nwogu, MD's NPI number?
Chukwumere Nwogu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164403770, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chukwumere Nwogu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Elm And Carlton St, Buffalo, NY, 14263. Phone: (716) 845-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chukwumere Nwogu, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 214986, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chukwumere Nwogu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chukwumere Nwogu, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.