Ikemefula Emmanuel Ekekwe, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Columbia, MD
Ikemefula Emmanuel Ekekwe, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Columbia, Maryland, and NPI 1952505570, issued on Jun 14, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D0100046, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ikemefula Emmanuel Ekekwe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- D0100046 MD
078621 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5755 Cedar LN, Columbia, MD 21044
- Phone
- (443) 718-3200
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240919000273); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ikemefula Emmanuel Ekekwe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0100046Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
625 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa111 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta69 claims
- Prednisone51 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate34 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere24 claims
- Clonazepam23 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): 98.5 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: $429.73
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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
- Johns Hopkins Community Physicians, IncBaltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ikemefula Emmanuel Ekekwe among 212 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Maryland
Ikemefula Emmanuel Ekekwe, MD is one of 212 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 86% 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 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 168 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Maryland
There are 212 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Martha Brucato, MD, PHDColumbia, MD 210441407112964
- Mary Drass, M.D.Columbia, MD 210441245578426
- Anya Harry, M.D., PH.D.Columbia, MD 210441932170412
- Jeanette Nazarian, MDColumbia, MD 210441518908458
- Jon Steuernagle, MDColumbia, MD 210441598916215
Common questions
What is Ikemefula Emmanuel Ekekwe, MD's NPI number?
Ikemefula Emmanuel Ekekwe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952505570, issued on Jun 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ikemefula Emmanuel Ekekwe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5755 Cedar LN, Columbia, MD, 21044. Phone: (443) 718-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ikemefula Emmanuel Ekekwe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0100046, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ikemefula Emmanuel Ekekwe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ikemefula Emmanuel Ekekwe, MD had 625 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ikemefula Emmanuel Ekekwe, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.5 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.