Rene Chike Anikwue, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC
Rene Chike Anikwue, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1811296494, issued on Mar 21, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2014-02373, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rene Chike Anikwue
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2014-02373 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5109 Monroe RD Ste E, Charlotte, NC 28205
- Phone
- (704) 364-4216
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 366-6391
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170313000843); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rene Chike Anikwue in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2014-02373Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
379 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
- Gabapentin19 claims
- Losartan Potassium17 claims
- Metformin Hcl17 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.
Rene Chike Anikwue among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Rene Chike Anikwue, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
417 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte
They are 417 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Rene Chike Anikwue, MD's NPI number?
Rene Chike Anikwue, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811296494, issued on Mar 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rene Chike Anikwue, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5109 Monroe RD Ste E, Charlotte, NC, 28205. Phone: (704) 364-4216. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rene Chike Anikwue, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2014-02373, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Rene Chike Anikwue, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rene Chike Anikwue, MD had 379 Medicare Part D claims for 25 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.