What is Chinenye Nwachuku's specialty?

Chinenye Nwachuku (NPI 1396981940) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Bethlehem, PA.

Where does Chinenye Nwachuku practice?

Chinenye Nwachuku practices in Bethlehem, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1396981940.

How much does Medicare pay Chinenye Nwachuku?

Chinenye Nwachuku (NPI 1396981940) received approximately $263K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 582 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1396981940

Chinenye NwachukuM.D.

Orthopedic SurgeryBethlehem, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,333

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

16,534

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$221K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 974 Orthopedic Surgery providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 1,699).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

243

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Celecoxib101 claims

Amoxicillin71 claims

Meloxicam33 claims

Diclofenac Sodium22 claims

Folic Acid16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

97.1

Quality

82.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.93%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$764

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$547

Travel and Lodging$217

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$547

Travel and Lodging$217

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Chinenye Nwachuku's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 26 inbound referrers · 54 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	327	1,847
ST LUKES HOSPITAL-ANDERSON CAMPUS	80	237
Dean Tyrell Diagnostic Radiology · Bethlehem, PA	58	136
BOHRI, JAMES	50	101
Sobhan Kodali Cardiology · Bethlehem, PA	42	103
Andrew Shurman Diagnostic Radiology · Bethlehem, PA	39	72
Gene Ferretti Diagnostic Radiology · Bethlehem, PA	36	72
Ivan Fras Diagnostic Radiology · Bethlehem, PA	30	58
William Peters Diagnostic Radiology · Bethlehem, PA	29	85
Steven Chen Diagnostic Radiology · Bethlehem, PA	28	61
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	25	55
Jeffrey Mayro Diagnostic Radiology · Bethlehem, PA	24	56

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	199	1,031
ST LUKES HOSPITAL-ANDERSON CAMPUS	98	426
Gary Oxfeld Diagnostic Radiology · Bethlehem, PA	57	134
Steven Chen Diagnostic Radiology · Bethlehem, PA	53	147
BOHRI, JAMES	49	130
FOURNIER, ROBERT	48	123
Health Network Laboratories, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Allentown, PA	42	199
Ross Silver Diagnostic Radiology · Bethlehem, PA	39	104
Bradley Kocher Diagnostic Radiology · Bethlehem, PA	38	80
Gene Ferretti Diagnostic Radiology · Bethlehem, PA	32	77
Andrew Halpern Diagnostic Radiology · Bethlehem, PA	32	68
Sobhan Kodali Cardiology · Bethlehem, PA	28	50

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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