Karen Gayl Ekwueme, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Karen Gayl Ekwueme, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1720183890, issued on Sep 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 66165, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Gayl Ekwueme
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 66165 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1521 Gunbarrel RD # 103, Chattanooga, TN 37421
- Phone
- (423) 531-0911
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2024
- Fax
- (423) 531-0912
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260320003393); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Gayl Ekwueme in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 66165Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
944 Medicare Part D claims for 158 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium54 claims
- Donepezil Hcl45 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium42 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl38 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl37 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate34 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.
Karen Gayl Ekwueme among 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee
Karen Gayl Ekwueme, M.D. is one of 2,674 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 1,685 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
130 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 130 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Karen Gayl Ekwueme, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Gayl Ekwueme, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720183890, issued on Sep 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Gayl Ekwueme, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1521 Gunbarrel RD # 103, Chattanooga, TN, 37421. Phone: (423) 531-0911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Gayl Ekwueme, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 66165, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Gayl Ekwueme, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Gayl Ekwueme, M.D. had 944 Medicare Part D claims for 158 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.