Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD
Nephrology Physician · El Paso, TX
Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1841399656, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas S3140, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- S3140 TX
MD431873 PA
MD20200175 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7500 N Mesa St Ste 210, El Paso, TX 79912
- Phone
- (915) 307-7800
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2025
- Fax
- (915) 351-4001
- Medicaid IDs
- 1019224430002 PA
1B2740 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200728000448); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7500 N Mesa St Ste 210
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S3140Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $227.73
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- A And V Doctors PLLCLas Cruces, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.
All 1,159 in Texas → Every provider in El Paso → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emmanuel Anekwe, MDEl Paso, TX 799121205871720
- Robert Bernard, MDEl Paso, TX 799061508192055
- Benjamin Forster, D.O.El Paso, TX 799061528440088
- Nina Shah, D.O.Fort Bliss, TX 799061841280450
- Shannon Ejiofor, DOEl Paso, TX 799051285251983
- Sylvia Gonzalez, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051780724294
- Lisa Hechanova, M.D.El Paso, TX 799051750525028
- Mireille Mbah, MDEl Paso, TX 799051659793065
Common questions
What is Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD's NPI number?
Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841399656, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7500 N Mesa St Ste 210, El Paso, TX, 79912. Phone: (915) 307-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S3140, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.