NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mercy Anighoro, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Newark, NJ

Mercy Anighoro, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Newark, New Jersey, and NPI 1720547581, issued on Mar 19, 2019. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA11499800, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1720547581
Name
Mercy Anighoro
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
25MA11499800 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
166 Lyons Ave, Newark, NJ 07112
Phone
(973) 926-3535
Enumerated
Mar 19, 2019
Record last updated
Dec 27, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221207000644); 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 166 Lyons Ave

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

  1. Nneka Ajah, MD/MBAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851193791
  2. Angie ButtigiegPediatrics Physician1891181525
  3. Beth Coplan, RDRegistered Dietitian1942346820
  4. Asa Crews, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1962417758
  5. Jennifer Demosthene, APNNurse Practitioner1013586171
  6. Lakshmi Gururajarao, MDPediatrics Physician1275540379

Verify Mercy Anighoro in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

818 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Mercy Anighoro818
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate127 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium101 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium49 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate38 claims
  5. Lisinopril27 claims
  6. Eliquis24 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: $399.76

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dexcom, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mercy Anighoro$399.76
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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. Rwjbh Primary Care ServicesNewark, NJ

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

Mercy Anighoro among 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey

Mercy Anighoro, MD is one of 4,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 82% 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 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2000 among the 3,132 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

184 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Newark

They are 184 of the 4,875 NPPES records with a practice address in Newark, and 4,632 internal medicine physician records in New Jersey.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Razia Awan, MDNewark, NJ 071121366428567
  2. Muhammed Ayub, M.D.Newark, NJ 071121710941836
  3. Asa Crews, M.D.Newark, NJ 071121962417758
  4. Joseph Defrank Castro, MDNewark, NJ 071121801095864
  5. Christian Engell, MDNewark, NJ 071121831374305
  6. Rafia Hussaini, MDNewark, NJ 071121194902643
  7. Kanik Kathuria, M.D.Newark, NJ 071121609118140
  8. Theresa Liao, MDNewark, NJ 071121447354501

Common questions

What is Mercy Anighoro, MD's NPI number?

Mercy Anighoro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720547581, issued on Mar 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mercy Anighoro, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 166 Lyons Ave, Newark, NJ, 07112. Phone: (973) 926-3535. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mercy Anighoro, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA11499800, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mercy Anighoro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mercy Anighoro, MD had 818 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.