Tochukwu Njepuome, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Columbia, MO
Tochukwu Njepuome, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Columbia, Missouri, and NPI 1417337296, issued on Jun 5, 2015. Check the license (Missouri 2018023738, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tochukwu Njepuome
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 2018023738 MO
2015014078 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1600 E Broadway, Columbia, MO 65201
- Phone
- (573) 815-8000
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2024
- Fax
- (573) 815-6325
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180712000670); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1600 E Broadway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tochukwu Njepuome in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2018023738Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
209 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 76% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta25 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere22 claims
- Nucala21 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa17 claims
- Spiriva Respimat14 claims
- Montelukast Sodium12 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: $99.95
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Boone Physician Services LLCColumbia, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tochukwu Njepuome among 930 hospitalist physician records in Missouri
Tochukwu Njepuome, MD is one of 930 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 48% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2014 among the 715 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 208M00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
86 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 86 of the 6,004 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 930 hospitalist physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Tochukwu Njepuome, MD's NPI number?
Tochukwu Njepuome, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417337296, issued on Jun 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tochukwu Njepuome, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1600 E Broadway, Columbia, MO, 65201. Phone: (573) 815-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tochukwu Njepuome, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2018023738, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tochukwu Njepuome, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tochukwu Njepuome, MD had 209 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.