NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ezinma Ezealah, MD

Rheumatology Physician · Greenville, SC

Ezinma Ezealah, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1588866479, issued on Jun 3, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina MD37517, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588866479
Name
Ezinma Ezealah
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
License number
MD37517 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2104A Woodruff RD, Greenville, SC 29607
Phone
(864) 336-2323
Enumerated
Jun 3, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 7, 2026
Fax
(864) 236-4222
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141208002197); 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 2104A Woodruff RD

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

  1. Kati Mathis, APRNNurse Practitioner1932727625
  2. Robyn White, APRNNurse Practitioner1093424228

Verify Ezinma Ezealah in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
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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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17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024

1,644 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 178 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ezinma Ezealah1,644
  2. Specialty average1,978

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone237 claims
  2. Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate232 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone193 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl178 claims
  5. Methotrexate111 claims
  6. Celecoxib101 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,252.75

45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ezinma Ezealah$1,252.75
  2. Specialty average$8,538.33

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. American Arthritis And Rheumatology Associates - SC LLCGreenville, SC

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

Ezinma Ezealah among 128 rheumatology physician records in South Carolina

Ezinma Ezealah, MD is one of 128 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 90 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Rheumatology Physician providers in South Carolina

There are 128 rheumatology physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Annika Cutinha, M.B.B.SGreenville, SC 296071285824904
  2. Ana Funariu, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071528102613
  3. Ana Gowani, MDGreenville, SC 296071053843524
  4. Allison Lipsey, MDGreenville, SC 296071265417596
  5. Corwin McGee, MDGreenville, SC 296071447783261
  6. Stephen Mullis, M.D.Greenville, SC 296071518295641
  7. Jeffrey Lawson, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051790869147
  8. Colin Stephenson, M.D.Greenville, SC 296051194776641

Common questions

What is Ezinma Ezealah, MD's NPI number?

Ezinma Ezealah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588866479, issued on Jun 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ezinma Ezealah, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2104A Woodruff RD, Greenville, SC, 29607. Phone: (864) 336-2323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ezinma Ezealah, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD37517, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ezinma Ezealah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ezinma Ezealah, MD had 1,644 Medicare Part D claims for 277 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ezinma Ezealah, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.