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2026 NPPES data Pulmonary Disease Physician NPI 1417912932 MD
Verify on CMS → Ifediora Afulukwe, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician in Heath Springs, South Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 9,271 in Pulmonary Disease Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
7K
Medicare Part D claims · 591 beneficiaries · Pulmonary Disease Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
88%
generic claims · 11% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
90/100
▲ 7 pts above national avg 83.1 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$790.15
42 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.
What the federal data shows
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 90/100 - above the 83.1 national average - and filed 7,037 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 90/100
- MIPS score · +7 vs avg
- 7K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 88%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD's MIPS score vs every scored U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure
90 Top 42% higher than 58% of 477,587 scored providers
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Ifediora Afulukwe, MD sits
This provider among pulmonary disease physician peers
Across the 2,676 pulmonary disease physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Ifediora Afulukwe, MD writes more Part D claims than 98% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 62% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile
Each dot is one pulmonary disease physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Ifediora Afulukwe, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Ifediora Afulukwe, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Pulmonary Disease Physician
Medicare Part D claims
7,037 383% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
90/100 6.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in South Carolina
How Pulmonary Disease Physician compares to other specialties among South Carolina providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Pulmonary Disease Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 90/100
- vs 83.1 national avg · 2023 performance year
MIPS final score (Pulmonary Disease Physician) - 90/100 vs national avg 83.1
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Pulmonary Disease Physician provider holding MD credentials at 209 S COLLEGE ST, Heath Springs, SC, 29058, with a listed phone of (803) 273-4018. NPI 1417912932 was issued on 04/18/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 7,037 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 591 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $616K in drug spend, split 11% brand-name and 88% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.5%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider earned a Final Score of 90/100 for the 2023 performance year (Quality 77.1), compared with the national average of 83.1.
Pulmonary Disease Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 9,271 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 1,457 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1417912932 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Pulmonary Disease Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/18/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
89.9628
Final Score
Avg: 83.1
77.0624
Quality
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Ifediora Afulukwe, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Southeastern Hospitalist Services PC
Fort Mill, SC
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Ifediora Afulukwe, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$790
Largest payer
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD - brand share 11.0%
Pulmonary Disease Physician average
11% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 7,037 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
7,037
Total Claims
$616K
Total Drug Cost
591
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 13,055
- Total Day Supply
- 381,919
- Brand vs Generic
- 11% brand / 88% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $511K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $103K
- Opioid Claims
- 248 (3.5% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 248
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.69
- Gender Split
- 60% female / 40% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 124, 65-74: 265, 75-84: 154, 85+: 48
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Ifediora Afulukwe, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Alprazolam
Alprazolam
505 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
242 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 190
Tramadol Hcl
190 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium 189
Atorvastatin Calcium
189 claims
- Gabapentin 179
Gabapentin
179 claims
- Prednisone 178
Prednisone
178 claims
- Clonazepam 174
Clonazepam
174 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate 168
Zolpidem Tartrate
168 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Alprazolam | 505 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 242 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 190 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 189 |
| Gabapentin | 179 |
| Prednisone | 178 |
| Clonazepam | 174 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | 168 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 155 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 153 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Pulmonary Disease Physician Overview
How Ifediora Afulukwe, MD fits within the Pulmonary Disease Physician landscape nationally.
9,271
Pulmonary Disease Physician Providers in US
53
States with Pulmonary Disease Physician
1,457
Avg Claims per Provider
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD's 7,037 claims are above the specialty average of 1,457.
Nearby Pulmonary Disease Physician Providers in South Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in South Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Afulukwe.
Dr. Arun Adlakha
M.D.
Rock Hill, SC
Dr. Ramzy Al-Hourany
MD
Florence, SC
Dr. Rober Albertini
MD
Hilton Head, SC
Dr. Gary Anderson
MD
Florence, SC
Dr. George Augustine
M.D
Orangeburg, SC
Compare Pulmonary Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
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- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the South Carolina medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ifediora Afulukwe, MD's specialty? ▼
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD specializes in Pulmonary Disease Physician and practices in Heath Springs, South Carolina. Credentials: MD.
How much does Ifediora Afulukwe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Ifediora Afulukwe, MD wrote 7,037 Medicare Part D claims totaling $616K in drug costs for 591 beneficiaries.
What is Ifediora Afulukwe, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 90/100 (Quality: 77.1). The national average MIPS Final Score is 83.1. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Ifediora Afulukwe, MD located? ▼
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD is located at 209 S COLLEGE ST, Heath Springs, SC, 29058. Phone: (803) 273-4018.
What is Ifediora Afulukwe, MD's NPI number? ▼
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417912932, issued on 04/18/2006.
Does Ifediora Afulukwe, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD's prescribing is 11% brand-name and 88% generic drugs by claim count, with $511K in brand drug costs.
Does Ifediora Afulukwe, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Ifediora Afulukwe, MD had 248 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.5%.
How many Pulmonary Disease Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 9,271 Pulmonary Disease Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Pulmonary Disease Physician provider writes 1,457 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Ifediora Afulukwe, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Ifediora Afulukwe, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Alprazolam, Amlodipine Besylate, Tramadol Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Ifediora Afulukwe, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 7,037 Part D claims and 591 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Ifediora Afulukwe, MD's credentials? ▼
Ifediora Afulukwe, MD's NPI is 1417912932 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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