NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ugochukwu Cresent Egolum, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL

Ugochukwu Cresent Egolum, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1760241459, issued on Mar 15, 2024. Check the license 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
1760241459
Name
Ugochukwu Cresent Egolum
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
5445 S Ingleside Ave Apt 222, Chicago, IL 60615
Phone
(312) 877-7434
Enumerated
Mar 15, 2024
Record last updated
Mar 15, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ugochukwu Egolum23
  2. Specialty average3,176

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: $46.09

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). 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. Ugochukwu Egolum$46.09
  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.

Ugochukwu Cresent Egolum among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois

Ugochukwu Cresent Egolum, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 87% of them.

  • NPI issued2024 · 87% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 47% 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 Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 2,867 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Deepa Arla, D.O.Chicago, IL 606151144478231
  2. Jennifer Colleton, M.D.Chicago, IL 606151376743260
  3. Dianne Collins, M.D.Chicago, IL 606151164483087
  4. Geetha Govindarajan, M.D., PH.D., M.P.HChicago, IL 606151982885794
  5. Aaron Hamb, M.D.Chicago, IL 606151861433039
  6. Trent Haywood, MD, JDChicago, IL 606151962583005
  7. Arthur Moswin, M.D.Chicago, IL 606151023120094
  8. Jan Roberts, MDChicago, IL 606151639205156

Common questions

What is Ugochukwu Cresent Egolum, MD's NPI number?

Ugochukwu Cresent Egolum, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760241459, issued on Mar 15, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ugochukwu Cresent Egolum, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5445 S Ingleside Ave Apt 222, Chicago, IL, 60615. Phone: (312) 877-7434. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ugochukwu Cresent Egolum, MD's license?

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 Ugochukwu Cresent Egolum, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ugochukwu Cresent Egolum, MD had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 16 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.