NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Philomena E. Ukwade, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Friendswood, TX

Philomena E. Ukwade, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Friendswood, Texas, and NPI 1972593358, issued on Oct 26, 2005. Check the license (Texas J7239, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1972593358
Name
Philomena E. Ukwade
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
J7239 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
401 E Parkwood Ave, Friendswood, TX 77546
Phone
(281) 482-4949
Enumerated
Oct 26, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 482-4950
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040611000389); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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99% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,335 Medicare Part D claims for 512 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Philomena Ukwade6,335
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium440 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium331 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium315 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate298 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium255 claims
  6. Gabapentin169 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: $375.76

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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. Philomena Ukwade$375.76
  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.

Philomena E. Ukwade among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Philomena E. Ukwade, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

11 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Friendswood

They are 11 of the 717 NPPES records with a practice address in Friendswood, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Teresa Becker, MDFriendswood, TX 775461831189216
  2. Sonia Bhatt, MDFriendswood, TX 775461235223777
  3. Shahnaz Khan, M.D.Friendswood, TX 775461164694477
  4. Hong Le, MDFriendswood, TX 775461992850994
  5. Jennifer Lee, M.D.Friendswood, TX 775461730375502
  6. Lynda Nixon, MDFriendswood, TX 775461912920505
  7. Brian RodriguezFriendswood, TX 775461427794270
  8. Cynthia Scott-Praisoody, MDFriendswood, TX 775461518161108

Common questions

What is Philomena E. Ukwade, MD's NPI number?

Philomena E. Ukwade, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972593358, issued on Oct 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Philomena E. Ukwade, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 E Parkwood Ave, Friendswood, TX, 77546. Phone: (281) 482-4949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Philomena E. Ukwade, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J7239, 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 Philomena E. Ukwade, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Philomena E. Ukwade, MD had 6,335 Medicare Part D claims for 512 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.