Kelechi Nwabara, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Maywood, IL
Kelechi Nwabara, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Maywood, Illinois, and NPI 1144846254, issued on Jun 24, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 036.164938, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelechi Nwabara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 036.164938 IL
2020017712 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2160 S 1St Ave, Maywood, IL 60153
- Phone
- (573) 884-1606
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 23, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251105002888); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kelechi Nwabara in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.164938Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin11 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
- Infectious Disease Specialists PCMerrillville, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kelechi Nwabara among 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois
Kelechi Nwabara, MD is one of 464 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Illinois
There are 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois.
All 464 in Illinois → Every provider in Maywood → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Fritzie Albarillo, M.D.Maywood, IL 601531083918486
- Chinyere Aneziokoro, MDMaywood, IL 601531952388803
- Seshank ArimilliMaywood, IL 601531053773044
- Nina ClarkMaywood, IL 601531891809067
- James Cook, MDMaywood, IL 601531396859930
- Emanuel Favela, M.D.Maywood, IL 601531952614893
- Aneurin Fernandez, MDMaywood, IL 601531982225173
- David Hecht, MDMaywood, IL 601531306823208
Common questions
What is Kelechi Nwabara, MD's NPI number?
Kelechi Nwabara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144846254, issued on Jun 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelechi Nwabara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2160 S 1St Ave, Maywood, IL, 60153. Phone: (573) 884-1606. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelechi Nwabara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.164938, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kelechi Nwabara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelechi Nwabara, MD had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.