Constantine Chidiebube Chima, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Gallup, NM
Constantine Chidiebube Chima, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gallup, New Mexico, and NPI 1245891316, issued on Jun 27, 2019. Check the license (New Mexico MD2023-1278, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Constantine Chidiebube Chima
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD2023-1278 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1551 S Second St, Gallup, NM 87301
- Phone
- (505) 863-7993
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 24, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240604001414); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Constantine Chidiebube Chima in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2023-1278Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of 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: $70.54
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nxstage Medical, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- High Desert Nephrology Associates PLLCGallup, NM
- Rehoboth Mckinley Christian Health Care Services, Inc.Gallup, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Constantine Chidiebube Chima among 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico
Constantine Chidiebube Chima, MD is one of 770 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 2019, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2009 among the 447 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gallup
They are 30 of the 2,067 NPPES records with a practice address in Gallup, and 770 internal medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bruce Forman, M.D.Gallup, NM 873011629002258
- Frederic Held, M.D.Gallup, NM 873011073580585
- Leanna Hoffman, MDGallup, NM 873011427123066
- Jonathan Iralu, M.D.Gallup, NM 873011396774204
- Ileana Jarrin, M.D.Gallup, NM 873011518026590
- William Krzymowski, M.D.Gallup, NM 873011982634382
- James Lisko, M.D.Gallup, NM 873011316976012
- Maricruz MerinoGallup, NM 873011649479874
Common questions
What is Constantine Chidiebube Chima, MD's NPI number?
Constantine Chidiebube Chima, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245891316, issued on Jun 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Constantine Chidiebube Chima, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1551 S Second St, Gallup, NM, 87301. Phone: (505) 863-7993. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Constantine Chidiebube Chima, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2023-1278, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Constantine Chidiebube Chima, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Constantine Chidiebube Chima, MD had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 39 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.