NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ekelechi Nwanju, CRNA, DNP

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · New London, CT

Ekelechi Nwanju, CRNA, DNP is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in New London, Connecticut, and NPI 1225593783, issued on Feb 8, 2019. Check the license (Connecticut 8081, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225593783
Name
Ekelechi Nwanju
Credential
CRNA, DNP
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License numbers
8081 CT
819424 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
365 Montauk Ave, New London, CT 06320
Phone
(973) 970-8044
Enumerated
Feb 8, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220720003240); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2018
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 365 Montauk Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Gada Abdelhafiz, MDInternal Medicine Physician1467649558
  2. Mariam Aboukar, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1013448620
  3. Tyler Ackley, PHARMDPharmacist1326632514
  4. Luke Ackroyd, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982640348
  5. Theresa Adams, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1457678138
  6. Syeda Kanza AfzalInternal Medicine Physician1043943046

Verify Ekelechi Nwanju in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $18.60

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ekelechi Nwanju$18.60
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

  1. Medstar Medical Group II LLCGlen Burnie, MD
  2. Valley Health Anesthesia Services, LLCWinchester, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ekelechi Nwanju among 880 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Connecticut

Ekelechi Nwanju, CRNA, DNP is one of 880 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Connecticut. 79% 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 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2014 among the 653 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

36 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in New London

They are 36 of the 1,218 NPPES records with a practice address in New London, and 880 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Connecticut.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Luke Ackroyd, CRNANew London, CT 063201982640348
  2. Amy Cheesman, CRNANew London, CT 063201407951007
  3. James Courtad, CRNANew London, CT 063201780744409
  4. Jennifer Coyner, CRNANew London, CT 063201467422212
  5. Walterene Duby, CRNANew London, CT 063201508092669
  6. Sharon Gallipeau, CRNANew London, CT 063201093808677
  7. Lora Hahn-Schubert, CRNANew London, CT 063201649355108
  8. Heidi Hemstock, CRNANew London, CT 063201285860346

Common questions

What is Ekelechi Nwanju, CRNA, DNP's NPI number?

Ekelechi Nwanju, CRNA, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225593783, issued on Feb 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ekelechi Nwanju, CRNA, DNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 365 Montauk Ave, New London, CT, 06320. Phone: (973) 970-8044. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ekelechi Nwanju, CRNA, DNP's license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 8081, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.