NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joy Okwuchi Uwandu

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Aberdeen, MD

Joy Okwuchi Uwandu is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Aberdeen, Maryland, and NPI 1528531498, issued on Jan 3, 2019. Check the license (Maryland R157374, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; 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
1528531498
Name
Joy Okwuchi Uwandu
Primary taxonomy
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
License number
R157374 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 N Philadelphia Blvd Ste A, Aberdeen, MD 21001
Phone
(443) 530-3182
Enumerated
Jan 3, 2019
Record last updated
Sep 24, 2024
Fax
(443) 399-8223
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210108001039); 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 200 N Philadelphia Blvd Ste A

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

  1. Abdulhafiz Ahmed, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1508949496

Verify Joy Okwuchi Uwandu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
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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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024

397 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joy Uwandu397
  2. Specialty average1,492

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate30 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
  3. Memantine Hcl19 claims
  4. Gabapentin16 claims
  5. Clopidogrel15 claims
  6. Baclofen13 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: $65.95

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iti, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.). The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joy Uwandu$65.95
  2. Specialty average$625.13

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

  1. Progressive Multi Medical Services IncBowie, MD

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

Joy Okwuchi Uwandu among 295 primary care nurse practitioner records in Maryland

Joy Okwuchi Uwandu is one of 295 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 74% 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 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 41% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2020 among the 169 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Maryland

There are 295 primary care nurse practitioner records in Maryland.

The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Akotifu MuluhAberdeen, MD 210011235099516
  2. Susan Gorschboth, DNP AGPCNP-BC/CAbingdon, MD 210091639722036
  3. Donna BakerBel Air, MD 210141790353209
  4. Danielle Brown, NPBel Air, MD 210141376312579
  5. Patrice Bullock, NPBel Air, MD 210141649983925
  6. Laura Ferguson-Weigman, CRNPBel Air, MD 210141306244769
  7. Camille Higgs, DNP, FNP-BCBel Air, MD 210141902770159
  8. Vicki Hyatt, NPBel Air, MD 210141568842896

Common questions

What is Joy Okwuchi Uwandu's NPI number?

Joy Okwuchi Uwandu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528531498, issued on Jan 3, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joy Okwuchi Uwandu located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 N Philadelphia Blvd Ste A, Aberdeen, MD, 21001. Phone: (443) 530-3182. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joy Okwuchi Uwandu's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number R157374, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joy Okwuchi Uwandu prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joy Okwuchi Uwandu had 397 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.