Ernest Nwachukwu, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Ernest Nwachukwu, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1831503168, issued on Jun 14, 2014. Check the license (Texas R0086, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Nwachukwu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- R0086 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4825 Almeda RD, Houston, TX 77004
- Phone
- (346) 330-9906
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170627001461); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernest Nwachukwu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R0086Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Paxlovid13 claims
- Ibuprofen11 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 2 group practices
- Elite Hospital Partners, PLLCPort Arthur, TX
- Travis County Emergency Physicians PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernest Nwachukwu among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Ernest Nwachukwu, M.D. is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
818 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 818 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Ernest Nwachukwu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ernest Nwachukwu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831503168, issued on Jun 14, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Nwachukwu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4825 Almeda RD, Houston, TX, 77004. Phone: (346) 330-9906. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Nwachukwu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R0086, 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 Ernest Nwachukwu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest Nwachukwu, M.D. had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.