Ikenna Ben Nwachuku, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Glendale, CA
Ikenna Ben Nwachuku, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Glendale, California, and NPI 1962961805, issued on Mar 19, 2019. Check the license (California A181903, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ikenna Ben Nwachuku
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- A181903 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 E Chevy Chase Dr Ste 204, Glendale, CA 91206
- Phone
- (818) 827-3897
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250915003792); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1500 E Chevy Chase Dr Ste 204
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ikenna Ben Nwachuku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A181903Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $50,490.67
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Badr Medical CorporationGlendale, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ikenna Ben Nwachuku among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California
Ikenna Ben Nwachuku, MD is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 91% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California
There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.
All 314 in California → Every provider in Glendale → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stepan Kasimian, M.D.Glendale, CA 912051720003619
- Scott Lee, M.D.Glendale, CA 912041760790349
- Ben Pradhan, M.D., M.S.E.Pasadena, CA 911071821042987
- Roy Ashford, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051588646368
- Walter Burnham Jr., MDPasadena, CA 911051639221948
- William Costigan, M.D.Pasadena, CA 911051821084641
- Kevork HindoyanPasadena, CA 911051548670268
- Greg Khounganian, M.D.Encino, CA 913161750560389
Common questions
What is Ikenna Ben Nwachuku, MD's NPI number?
Ikenna Ben Nwachuku, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962961805, issued on Mar 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ikenna Ben Nwachuku, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 E Chevy Chase Dr Ste 204, Glendale, CA, 91206. Phone: (818) 827-3897. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ikenna Ben Nwachuku, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A181903, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ikenna Ben Nwachuku, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ikenna Ben Nwachuku, MD had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.