Nkiruka Arinze
Surgery Physician · Boston, MA
Nkiruka Arinze is a surgery physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1346635497, issued on Apr 4, 2015. Check the license on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nkiruka Arinze
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 036171463 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Boston Medical Ctr PL, Boston, MA 02118
- Phone
- (617) 414-5423
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240823002138); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Boston Medical Ctr PL
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nkiruka Arinze in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $827.36
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Osf Multi-Specialty GroupOttawa, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nkiruka Arinze among 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Nkiruka Arinze is one of 1,003 surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 503 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
443 surgery physician records list a practice address in Boston
They are 443 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 1,003 surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
All 1,003 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Boston → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Nkiruka Arinze's NPI number?
Nkiruka Arinze's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346635497, issued on Apr 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nkiruka Arinze located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Boston Medical Ctr PL, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (617) 414-5423. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nkiruka Arinze's license?
Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nkiruka Arinze prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nkiruka Arinze had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.