NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ernest Oji Kanu, M.D.

Legal Medicine · Yakima, WA

Ernest Oji Kanu, M.D. is a legal medicine with a practice address in Yakima, Washington, and NPI 1437261179, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00043690, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437261179
Name
Ernest Oji Kanu
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Legal Medicine 173000000X
License number
MD00043690 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
602 E Nob Hill Blvd, Yakima, WA 98901
Phone
(509) 248-3334
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 12, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040720000139); 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 602 E Nob Hill Blvd

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

  1. Monisola AdigunPhysician Assistant1942138433
  2. Emilie Afualo, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1790183119
  3. Ruby Aguilar, FNPNurse Practitioner1063305076
  4. Joel Alexander, DMDDentist1306583513
  5. Bashar AlubaidiDentist1295409027
  6. Zachary AssinkNurse Practitioner1538781851

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Northwest Hospital Medicine Physicians LLCKennewick, WA

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

Ernest Oji Kanu among 19 legal medicine records in Washington

Ernest Oji Kanu, M.D. is one of 19 legal medicine records with a practice address in Washington. 26% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 16% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 173000000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Legal Medicine providers in Washington

There are 19 legal medicine records in Washington.

All 19 in Washington → Every provider in Yakima → Legal Medicine nationwide →

The 8 legal medicine records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Myra Ahmad, MDSpokane, WA 992031780382622
  2. Meghan SahlbergSpokane, WA 992041164804704
  3. Beth Liu, MDTacoma, WA 984991861465692
  4. Daisy Zachariah, MDTacoma, WA 984221114910775
  5. John Ford, DPMTacoma, WA 984041104819465
  6. Yulya Korniychuk, LMPBonney Lake, WA 983911891004958
  7. Aksel Nordestgaard, M.D.Gig Harbor, WA 983351083630602
  8. Richard Jones, M.D.Bellingham, WA 982251568416840

Common questions

What is Ernest Oji Kanu, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ernest Oji Kanu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437261179, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ernest Oji Kanu, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 602 E Nob Hill Blvd, Yakima, WA, 98901. Phone: (509) 248-3334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ernest Oji Kanu, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD00043690, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington 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.

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