NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vincent Ede Ajanwachuku, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Apple Valley, CA

Vincent Ede Ajanwachuku, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Apple Valley, California, and NPI 1427127075, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license (California A437360, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1427127075
Name
Vincent Ede Ajanwachuku
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
A437360 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16133 Kamana RD, Apple Valley, CA 92307
Phone
(760) 242-8491
Enumerated
Nov 7, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 22, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 242-8495
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 16133 Kamana RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Melanie AjanwachukuMetabolic Nutrition Registered Dietitian1427475219

Verify Vincent Ede Ajanwachuku in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $33.60

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vincent Ajanwachuku$33.60
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Vincent Ede Ajanwachuku among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Vincent Ede Ajanwachuku, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 surgery physician records list a practice address in Apple Valley

They are 12 of the 1,518 NPPES records with a practice address in Apple Valley, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rao Daluvoy, MDApple Valley, CA 923071003902081
  2. Peter Fischl, MALApple Valley, CA 923071841374055
  3. Rakesh Grover, MDApple Valley, CA 923071790836153
  4. James Hartleroad, M.D.Apple Valley, CA 923071336189067
  5. Chris Okwuosa, M.D.Apple Valley, CA 923071114336260
  6. Brian Patterson, MD, MPHApple Valley, CA 923071518321157
  7. Ferdinand Rico, MDApple Valley, CA 923071164435202
  8. Andrew Sundin, M.D.Apple Valley, CA 923071710412028

Common questions

What is Vincent Ede Ajanwachuku, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vincent Ede Ajanwachuku, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427127075, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vincent Ede Ajanwachuku, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16133 Kamana RD, Apple Valley, CA, 92307. Phone: (760) 242-8491. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vincent Ede Ajanwachuku, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A437360, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.