Ifediora Foster Afulukwe, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Heath Springs, SC
Ifediora Foster Afulukwe, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Heath Springs, South Carolina, and NPI 1417912932, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina MD20627, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ifediora Foster Afulukwe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD20627 SC
20627 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 209 S College St, Heath Springs, SC 29058
- Phone
- (803) 273-4018
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 21, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 273-4023
- Medicaid ID
- GP2762 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150224000832); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 209 S College St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Clarence Campbell, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1811448194
Verify Ifediora Foster Afulukwe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD20627Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,870 Medicare Part D claims for 573 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 255 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam472 claims
- Prednisone198 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate184 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate182 claims
- Tramadol Hcl178 claims
- Clonazepam167 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $790.15
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Southeastern Hospitalist Services PCFort Mill, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ifediora Foster Afulukwe among 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina
Ifediora Foster Afulukwe, MD is one of 1,881 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 81% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 1,119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 internal medicine physician record lists a practice address in Heath Springs
They are 1 of the 12 NPPES records with a practice address in Heath Springs, and 1,881 internal medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ifediora Foster Afulukwe, MD's NPI number?
Ifediora Foster Afulukwe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417912932, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ifediora Foster Afulukwe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 S College St, Heath Springs, SC, 29058. Phone: (803) 273-4018. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ifediora Foster Afulukwe, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number MD20627, 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 Ifediora Foster Afulukwe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ifediora Foster Afulukwe, MD had 6,870 Medicare Part D claims for 573 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ifediora Foster Afulukwe, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.