NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nwamaka Ezurike, MD

Family Medicine Physician · South Holland, IL

Nwamaka Ezurike, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in South Holland, Illinois, and NPI 1790307858, issued on May 12, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 036-166623, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; 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
1790307858
Name
Nwamaka Ezurike
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
036-166623 IL
125076441 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 W 162ND St, South Holland, IL 60473
Phone
(708) 730-2200
Enumerated
May 12, 2020
Record last updated
May 1, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231226000839); accepts Medicare assignment
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 100 W 162ND St

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

  1. Dorothy AkaezeFamily Nurse Practitioner1649641747
  2. Safiat Amuwo, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659803039
  3. Girma Assefa, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1619904992
  4. Sameera Baig, MDInternal Medicine Physician1700413887
  5. Susan Barclay, MDPediatrics Physician1144206145
  6. Chirayu Baxi, MDHospitalist Physician1326434994

Verify Nwamaka Ezurike in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,342 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nwamaka Ezurike1,342
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate111 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium94 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium63 claims
  4. Metformin Hcl43 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide36 claims
  6. Lisinopril36 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: $162.44

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nwamaka Ezurike$162.44
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationSouth Holland, IL

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

Nwamaka Ezurike among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois

Nwamaka Ezurike, MD is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% 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 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 family medicine physician records list a practice address in South Holland

They are 11 of the 323 NPPES records with a practice address in South Holland, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Branta, D.O.South Holland, IL 604731083933261
  2. Charles Chelich, D.O.South Holland, IL 604731558349514
  3. Lakshmi Emory, M.D.South Holland, IL 604731730114984
  4. Shweta Gandhi, D.O.South Holland, IL 604731073907341
  5. Jerry Jensen, DOSouth Holland, IL 604731558372615
  6. Chuka Nchekwube, MDSouth Holland, IL 604731659833309
  7. Dharmesh Patel, M.D.South Holland, IL 604731619039328
  8. Sajid SamiSouth Holland, IL 604731215477344

Common questions

What is Nwamaka Ezurike, MD's NPI number?

Nwamaka Ezurike, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790307858, issued on May 12, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nwamaka Ezurike, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 W 162ND St, South Holland, IL, 60473. Phone: (708) 730-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nwamaka Ezurike, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-166623, 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 Nwamaka Ezurike, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nwamaka Ezurike, MD had 1,342 Medicare Part D claims for 312 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.