John Chijioke Ihejirika, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Bakersfield, CA
John Chijioke Ihejirika, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bakersfield, California, and NPI 1538663588, issued on Mar 22, 2018. Check the license (California A173488, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Chijioke Ihejirika
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- A173488 CA
PTL155 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7800 Niles St, Bakersfield, CA 93306
- Phone
- (661) 328-4284
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2022
- Fax
- (661) 616-9977
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211015001773); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Chijioke Ihejirika in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A173488Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,626 Medicare Part D claims for 460 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 141 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium189 claims
- Lisinopril115 claims
- Losartan Potassium82 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate69 claims
- Gabapentin67 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium61 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Adventist Health Physicians NetworkHanford, CA
- Central Valley General HospitalHanford, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Chijioke Ihejirika among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
John Chijioke Ihejirika, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
209 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bakersfield
They are 209 of the 11,539 NPPES records with a practice address in Bakersfield, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is John Chijioke Ihejirika, MD's NPI number?
John Chijioke Ihejirika, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538663588, issued on Mar 22, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Chijioke Ihejirika, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7800 Niles St, Bakersfield, CA, 93306. Phone: (661) 328-4284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Chijioke Ihejirika, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A173488, 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 John Chijioke Ihejirika, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Chijioke Ihejirika, MD had 2,626 Medicare Part D claims for 460 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.