NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nkiruka Chuba, MD

Gynecology Physician · Newport Beach, CA

Nkiruka Chuba, MD is a gynecology physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1558604678, issued on Mar 27, 2013. Check the license (California A132856, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1558604678
Name
Nkiruka Chuba
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Gynecology Physician 207VG0400X
License numbers
A132856 CA
50194 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4000 Macarthur Blvd Ste 110, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone
(949) 445-8768
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2013
Record last updated
Jan 22, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190702001329); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2013
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 4000 Macarthur Blvd Ste 110

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

  1. Annasha Gabriel, MDInternal Medicine Physician1104454115
  2. Gloria Lu, MDFamily Medicine Physician1932589108
  3. Kristin Masukawa, MDFamily Medicine Physician1063809911

Verify Nkiruka Chuba in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gynecology physician in 2024

89 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 299 among the 1,919 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Nkiruka Chuba89
  2. Specialty average299

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol20 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: $785.75

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,398 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,469.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nkiruka Chuba$785.75
  2. Specialty average$2,469.88

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. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaOrange, CA

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

Nkiruka Chuba among 369 gynecology physician records in California

Nkiruka Chuba, MD is one of 369 gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 60% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 90% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 90% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 1995 among the 141 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VG0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gynecology Physician providers in California

There are 369 gynecology physician records in California.

The 8 gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jane Bening, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601609959063
  2. Christine Chai, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601528042397
  3. Era Hamilton, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926601205886629
  4. Mary Kotob, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601447301965
  5. Naomi Nagasawa, MDNewport Beach, CA 926601144512443
  6. Tandra Cadigan, D.O.Newport Beach, CA 926631790865657
  7. Evangeline Chu, MDNewport Beach, CA 926631780692145
  8. Shelly Coe, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926631568716520

Common questions

What is Nkiruka Chuba, MD's NPI number?

Nkiruka Chuba, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558604678, issued on Mar 27, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nkiruka Chuba, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4000 Macarthur Blvd Ste 110, Newport Beach, CA, 92660. Phone: (949) 445-8768. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nkiruka Chuba, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A132856, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nkiruka Chuba, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nkiruka Chuba, MD had 89 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among gynecology physician prescribers was 299. 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.