Valentine C. Chikwendu, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Minot, ND
Valentine C. Chikwendu, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Minot, North Dakota, and NPI 1356439798, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 9963, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Valentine C. Chikwendu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 9963 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2305 37TH Ave SW, Minot, ND 58701
- Phone
- (701) 857-5000
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 23, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 13475 ND
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050706000138); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Valentine C. Chikwendu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 9963Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
6,905 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium704 claims
- Furosemide468 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate431 claims
- Clopidogrel392 claims
- Spironolactone349 claims
- Eliquis347 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): 83.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Trinity HealthMinot, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Valentine C. Chikwendu among 45 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Dakota
Valentine C. Chikwendu, MD is one of 45 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 69% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2000 among the 31 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 45 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Dakota.
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- Norman Eshoo, MDBismarck, ND 585011912098971
- Walter Frank, MDBismarck, ND 585011639192339
Common questions
What is Valentine C. Chikwendu, MD's NPI number?
Valentine C. Chikwendu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356439798, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Valentine C. Chikwendu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2305 37TH Ave SW, Minot, ND, 58701. Phone: (701) 857-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Valentine C. Chikwendu, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 9963, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Valentine C. Chikwendu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Valentine C. Chikwendu, MD had 6,905 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Valentine C. Chikwendu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.