What is Chima Nwaukwa's specialty?

Chima Nwaukwa (NPI 1477657807) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Interventional Cardiology in Beaumont, TX.

Where does Chima Nwaukwa practice?

Chima Nwaukwa practices in Beaumont, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1477657807.

How much does Medicare pay Chima Nwaukwa?

Chima Nwaukwa (NPI 1477657807) received approximately $178K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 378 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1477657807

Chima NwaukwaM.D.

PRACTICEMETROPOLITAN CARDIOLOGY P ASee all providers at this practice →

Interventional CardiologyBeaumont, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,266

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,786

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$157K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 466 Interventional Cardiology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 2,367).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,891

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$990K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

31.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate368 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium358 claims

Apixaban349 claims

Amlodipine Besylate341 claims

Carvedilol248 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

94.2

Cost

71.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$5K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$3K

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$3K

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Chima Nwaukwa'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). 46 inbound referrers · 100 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS	340	1,025
Linda Armstrong Diagnostic Radiology · Augusta, GA	114	235
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	73	181
Troy Jones Diagnostic Radiology · Beaumont, TX	66	125
John Miller Diagnostic Radiology · Beaumont, TX	66	155
Tawfeeq Sayyed Diagnostic Radiology · Beaumont, TX	59	117
Daniel Karnicki Diagnostic Radiology · Beaumont, TX	56	86
Rodolfo Sotolongo Cardiology · Beaumont, TX	55	120
Paris Bransford Cardiology · Beaumont, TX	41	122
Ali Osman Emergency Medicine · Beaumont, TX	40	80
Mehmet Gurgun Diagnostic Radiology · Beaumont, TX	38	61
Ben Sueoka Interventional Radiology · College Station, TX	34	51

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAPTIST HOSPITALS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS	185	557
CHRISTUS HEALTH SOUTHEAST TEXAS	136	391
Msonthi Levine Internal Medicine · Beaumont, TX	90	439
CHEREWATY, STEPHEN	83	154
Acadian Ambulance Service Of Texas Llc Ambulance Service Provider · Beaumont, TX	81	259
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	77	178
Linda Armstrong Diagnostic Radiology · Augusta, GA	63	131
AYDELOTT, GEORGE	63	110
Robert Morrison Diagnostic Radiology · Beaumont, TX	58	110
John Miller Diagnostic Radiology · Beaumont, TX	51	122
Troy Jones Diagnostic Radiology · Beaumont, TX	47	84
Rodolfo Sotolongo Cardiology · Beaumont, TX	43	94

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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