What is Ukpong Nwankwo's specialty?

Ukpong Nwankwo (NPI 1518914050) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Smyrna, TN.

Where does Ukpong Nwankwo practice?

Ukpong Nwankwo practices in Smyrna, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518914050.

How much does Medicare pay Ukpong Nwankwo?

Ukpong Nwankwo (NPI 1518914050) received approximately $45K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 89 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518914050

Ukpong NwankwoM.D.

PRACTICEINTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Internal MedicineSmyrna, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

350

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

815

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$43K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,907 Internal Medicine providers in TN — above median (cohort median 791).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,627

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$138K

Distinct drugs

100

Brand share

12.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Fluticasone Propionate329 claims

Omeprazole303 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium303 claims

Simvastatin287 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium199 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ukpong Nwankwo'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). 3 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	17	68
SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL	13	23
Pathgroup Labs, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Nashville, TN	11	19

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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