What is Chinedu Nwosa's specialty?

Chinedu Nwosa (NPI 1457529356) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Des Moines, IA.

Where does Chinedu Nwosa practice?

Chinedu Nwosa practices in Des Moines, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1457529356.

How much does Medicare pay Chinedu Nwosa?

Chinedu Nwosa (NPI 1457529356) received approximately $259K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 730 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1457529356

Chinedu NwosaMD

Orthopedic SurgeryDes Moines, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,043

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,440

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$196K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 195 Orthopedic Surgery providers in IA — top quintile (cohort median 1,782).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$299

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Cephalexin35 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

80.4

Quality

66.9

Cost

69.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

98.0

Payment adjustment

0.23%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Chinedu Nwosa'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). 28 inbound referrers · 63 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Robert Ripchinski Physician Assistant · Des Moines, IA	224	516
Randolph Rough Cardiology · West Des Moines, IA	64	115
Seth Gibson Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	59	146
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES-IOWA CORP	54	155
Roman Mirsky Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	42	93
Michael Disbro Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	40	99
Mitchell Erickson Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	35	75
Mark Johnson Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	34	88
Melissa Batt Nurse Practitioner · Des Moines, IA	30	69
Terry Falk Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	27	79
Alan Mcdaniel Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	21	42
Indunil Karunasekera Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	20	52

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES-IOWA CORP	211	493
Robert Ripchinski Physician Assistant · Des Moines, IA	151	227
Christos Kassiotis Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Des Moines, IA	51	111
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES-IOWA CORP	51	125
Karl Digman Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	50	129
Randolph Rough Cardiology · West Des Moines, IA	50	94
Richard Bedont Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	49	129
Melissa Batt Nurse Practitioner · Des Moines, IA	47	215
Seth Gibson Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	42	81
Mark Dearden Family Practice · Des Moines, IA	37	209
Roman Mirsky Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	37	61
Thomas Mallisee Diagnostic Radiology · Des Moines, IA	36	100

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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