Joanna Chikwe, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · West Hollywood, CA
Joanna Chikwe, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in West Hollywood, California, and NPI 1467601187, issued on Sep 18, 2008. Check the license (California SFP000040, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joanna Chikwe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- SFP000040 CA
PS45812 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 423-5000
- Enumerated
- Sep 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 03104405 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191220002136); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8700 Beverly Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ryan Abdul-HaqqVascular Surgery Physician1386087864
- Sina Abedi, MDAnesthesiology Physician1497558951
- Gohar AbrahamryanPhysician Assistant1871729715
- Barham Abu Dayyeh, MDGastroenterology Physician1902927353
- Anisa Abu-Ramaileh, PHARM.D., BCPSPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1447769732
- Jay Acharya, MDNeuroradiology Physician1871995498
Verify Joanna Chikwe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license SFP000040Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.7 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: $192.98
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joanna Chikwe among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Joanna Chikwe, M.D. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
All 634 in California → Every provider in West Hollywood → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Michael Bowdish, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481992988422
- Pedro Catarino, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481922292069
- Wen Cheng, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481073597043
- Joshua Chung, M.D.West Hollywood, CA 900481528245644
- Dominic Emerson, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481295050441
- Clark Fuller, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481790890341
- Aziz Ghaly, MBBCH (MD)West Hollywood, CA 900481669538997
Common questions
What is Joanna Chikwe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joanna Chikwe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467601187, issued on Sep 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joanna Chikwe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8700 Beverly Blvd, West Hollywood, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 423-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joanna Chikwe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number SFP000040, 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.
What is Joanna Chikwe, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 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.