Ukpong Ette Nwankwo, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Smyrna, TN
Ukpong Ette Nwankwo, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Smyrna, Tennessee, and NPI 1518914050, issued on May 30, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 31321, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ukpong Ette Nwankwo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 31321 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 Mayfield Dr, Smyrna, TN 37167
- Phone
- (615) 459-4686
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2023
- Fax
- (615) 459-4086
- Medicaid ID
- 3842966 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041008000372); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 121 Mayfield Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michelle Aull, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1427246172
- Irene MensahNurse Practitioner1093573073
- Rachael Whegbere, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1225448582
Verify Ukpong Ette Nwankwo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 31321Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,198 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate329 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium303 claims
- Omeprazole303 claims
- Simvastatin287 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium199 claims
- Metformin Hcl182 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: $13.25
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Ukpong Ette Nwankwo among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Ukpong Ette Nwankwo, M.D. is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 56% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Smyrna
They are 23 of the 1,069 NPPES records with a practice address in Smyrna, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Ukpong Ette Nwankwo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ukpong Ette Nwankwo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518914050, issued on May 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ukpong Ette Nwankwo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 Mayfield Dr, Smyrna, TN, 37167. Phone: (615) 459-4686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ukpong Ette Nwankwo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 31321, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ukpong Ette Nwankwo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ukpong Ette Nwankwo, M.D. had 5,198 Medicare Part D claims for 189 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.