Ikechukwu Eric Ibegbu, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Jacksonville, NC
Ikechukwu Eric Ibegbu, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and NPI 1639154248, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200401229, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ikechukwu Eric Ibegbu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 200401229 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4 Josh Court, Jacksonville, NC 28546
- Phone
- (910) 577-3636
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 5900314 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050601000077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest gastroenterology physician records → All 681 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Ikechukwu Eric Ibegbu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200401229Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,631 Medicare Part D claims for 646 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium465 claims
- Gavilyte-G252 claims
- Linzess122 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes115 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl71 claims
- Omeprazole62 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $380.48
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Atlantic Medical GroupKinston, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ikechukwu Eric Ibegbu among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina
Ikechukwu Eric Ibegbu, MD is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.
All 681 in North Carolina → Every provider in Jacksonville → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Eweje, MDJacksonville, NC 285461871538363
- Khye Leong, M.D.Jacksonville, NC 285461184672917
- Brent Lacey, M.D.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471114154283
- Michael Skaret, M.D.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471427443290
- Edward Stickle, M.D.Camp Lejeune, NC 285471689995565
- Janet Johnson, MDJacksonville, NC 285401659470037
- Anca Pop, M.D.Morehead City, NC 285571871515817
- James Warren, MDNew Bern, NC 285601992799043
Common questions
What is Ikechukwu Eric Ibegbu, MD's NPI number?
Ikechukwu Eric Ibegbu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639154248, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ikechukwu Eric Ibegbu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Josh Court, Jacksonville, NC, 28546. Phone: (910) 577-3636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ikechukwu Eric Ibegbu, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200401229, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ikechukwu Eric Ibegbu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ikechukwu Eric Ibegbu, MD had 1,631 Medicare Part D claims for 646 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ikechukwu Eric Ibegbu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 of 100. 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.