Somto Tagbo Nwaedozie, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Madison, WI
Somto Tagbo Nwaedozie, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Madison, Wisconsin, and NPI 1487216560, issued on Jun 28, 2019. Check the license (Wisconsin 73893-20, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Somto Tagbo Nwaedozie
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License numbers
- 73893-20 WI
73893 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- UW Hospitals & Clinics 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53792
- Phone
- (608) 263-6400
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 30, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220901001042); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Somto Tagbo Nwaedozie in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 73893-20Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
266 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis33 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium25 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate23 claims
- Losartan Potassium16 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er15 claims
- Furosemide14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $14,994.84
36 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Mchs Hospitals IncMarshfield, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Somto Tagbo Nwaedozie among 16 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Wisconsin
Somto Tagbo Nwaedozie, MD is one of 16 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 88% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 1999 among the 13 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 16 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Wisconsin.
All 16 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Madison → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ahmed Abouhamda, MDMadison, WI 537921255027652
- Maryl Johnson, MDMadison, WI 537921548236581
- David Murray, MDMadison, WI 537921669496675
- Veli Topkara, M.D.Madison, WI 537921497085609
- Sofia Masri, MDMadison, WI 537031053465658
- Ravi Dhingra, MD, MPHMilwaukee, WI 532261477507242
- Renee Kursel, M.D.Milwaukee, WI 532261770872210
- Jose Mendez, MDMilwaukee, WI 532261013965482
Common questions
What is Somto Tagbo Nwaedozie, MD's NPI number?
Somto Tagbo Nwaedozie, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487216560, issued on Jun 28, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Somto Tagbo Nwaedozie, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at UW Hospitals & Clinics 600 Highland Ave, Madison, WI, 53792. Phone: (608) 263-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Somto Tagbo Nwaedozie, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 73893-20, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Somto Tagbo Nwaedozie, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Somto Tagbo Nwaedozie, MD had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Somto Tagbo Nwaedozie, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.