NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Emmanuel Kasimanwuna Nwaokobia, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Houston, TX

Emmanuel Kasimanwuna Nwaokobia, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1851528475, issued on Jun 22, 2009. Check the license (Texas P5857, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1851528475
Name
Emmanuel Kasimanwuna Nwaokobia
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
P5857 TX
44259 KY
57014298 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7600 Beechnut St FL 8, Houston, TX 77074
Phone
(713) 456-5868
Enumerated
Jun 22, 2009
Record last updated
Sep 19, 2024
Medicaid ID
7100192630 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110930000165); accepts Medicare assignment
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 7600 Beechnut St FL 8

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

  1. Shibin Abraham, MDHospitalist Physician1548880909
  2. Kalyani Ballapuram, M.DHospitalist Physician1962707414
  3. Ashley Cherian, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1083091060
  4. Joseph Dang, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1518908763
  5. Agnes Ezike, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1699809483
  6. Abid Farooq, DOHospitalist Physician1043731961

Verify Emmanuel Kasimanwuna Nwaokobia in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

339 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Emmanuel Nwaokobia339
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide19 claims
  2. Carvedilol13 claims
  3. Cefdinir13 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium11 claims
  5. Prednisone11 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 4 group practices

  1. Baptist Health Medical Group IncLexington, KY
  2. Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHouston, TX
  3. Quantum Emergency Physicians PABrownwood, TX
  4. Southeastern Physician Services PCGlasgow, KY

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

Emmanuel Kasimanwuna Nwaokobia among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

Emmanuel Kasimanwuna Nwaokobia, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 24% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 24% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jyothsna Amirneni, M.DHouston, TX 770741700026457
  2. Rita Anighoro, M.D.Houston, TX 770741225349061
  3. Murad Aslam, M.D.Houston, TX 770741699936708
  4. Kalyani Ballapuram, M.DHouston, TX 770741962707414
  5. Joseph Dang, M.D.Houston, TX 770741518908763
  6. Agnes Ezike, M.D.Houston, TX 770741699809483
  7. Kalpna Mistry, M.D.Houston, TX 770741447488903
  8. Jayavani Moodley, M.D.Houston, TX 770741215101464

Common questions

What is Emmanuel Kasimanwuna Nwaokobia, MD's NPI number?

Emmanuel Kasimanwuna Nwaokobia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851528475, issued on Jun 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Emmanuel Kasimanwuna Nwaokobia, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7600 Beechnut St FL 8, Houston, TX, 77074. Phone: (713) 456-5868. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Emmanuel Kasimanwuna Nwaokobia, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number P5857, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Emmanuel Kasimanwuna Nwaokobia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Emmanuel Kasimanwuna Nwaokobia, MD had 339 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.