NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Ekene Anekwe, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Panorama City, CA

Joseph Ekene Anekwe, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Panorama City, California, and NPI 1871660605, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (California A92658, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871660605
Name
Joseph Ekene Anekwe
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A92658 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA 91402
Phone
(818) 375-2000
Enumerated
Nov 29, 2006
Record last updated
May 27, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
7999089 MD
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201223001563); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 13652 Cantara St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  3. Joseph Abouzeid, MDNeuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician1518034495
  4. Kenneth Ackerman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1568521185
  5. Taha Ahmad, MDOccupational Medicine Physician1629126669
  6. Tarek Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1184783706

Verify Joseph Ekene Anekwe in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,067 Medicare Part D claims for 531 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 60 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Anekwe1,067
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam100 claims
  2. Methylprednisolone88 claims
  3. Lidocaine Hcl Viscous84 claims
  4. Prednisone72 claims
  5. Ibuprofen70 claims
  6. Mupirocin57 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 one group practice

  1. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan OF The Mid Atlantic States, IncKensington, MD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joseph Ekene Anekwe among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Joseph Ekene Anekwe, 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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).

63 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Panorama City

They are 63 of the 1,412 NPPES records with a practice address in Panorama City, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shovek BoyadjianPanorama City, CA 914021619950342
  2. Maria Castellanos, MDPanorama City, CA 914021295828622
  3. Jose Elacion, M.D.Panorama City, CA 914021497823405
  4. Young Jeon, DOPanorama City, CA 914021487747812
  5. Timothy Leifer, DOPanorama City, CA 914021952478802
  6. Christopher McGilmer, MDPanorama City, CA 914021831260736
  7. Robert Meyerson, MDPanorama City, CA 914021629084983
  8. Reyadh Michail, M.DPanorama City, CA 914021508847831

Common questions

What is Joseph Ekene Anekwe, MD's NPI number?

Joseph Ekene Anekwe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871660605, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Ekene Anekwe, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA, 91402. Phone: (818) 375-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Ekene Anekwe, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A92658, 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 Joseph Ekene Anekwe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Ekene Anekwe, MD had 1,067 Medicare Part D claims for 531 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.