What is Chijioke Ogbu's specialty?

Chijioke Ogbu (NPI 1881897288) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Corpus Christi, TX.

Where does Chijioke Ogbu practice?

Chijioke Ogbu practices in Corpus Christi, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1881897288.

How much does Medicare pay Chijioke Ogbu?

Chijioke Ogbu (NPI 1881897288) received approximately $221K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 368 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1881897288

Chijioke OgbuM.D., MPH

PRACTICEBAY AREA KIDNEY DISEASE PHYSICIANS,LLPSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyCorpus Christi, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

955

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,743

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$159K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 883 Nephrology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,432).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,344

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$287K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

12.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Furosemide132 claims

Allopurinol120 claims

Bumetanide95 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate77 claims

Alprazolam70 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$724

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$724

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$724

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Chijioke Ogbu'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). 68 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Zakaria Saleem Nephrology · Corpus Christi, TX	94	950
NPI 1255335535	93	154
Spectra East, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Rockleigh, NJ	91	369
Thomas Ertzner Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	91	455
GUTIERREZ QUEHL, CARLOS	86	498
Cynthia Salloum Nephrology · Corpus Christi, TX	81	604
Kenneth Vanexan Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	70	375
GEMINI AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.	59	220
BAY AREA HEALTHCARE GROUP, LTD.	58	116
NPI 1295761013	54	298
Karim Nooruddin Nephrology · Aransas Pass, TX	52	92
David Saldana Diagnostic Radiology · Corpus Christi, TX	46	219

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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