Chukwunonyelum Ekwempu, MD

Primary specialty

Hospitalist PhysicianTaxonomy code 208M00000X

License

036170342 Issued in IL

Practice address

611 W Park St
Urbana, IL 61801-2501

Phone

(217) 383-3129

NPI assigned

Apr 8, 2021

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

HospitalistAlso: Internal Medicine

Education

Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2021

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Carle Health Care IncorporatedGroup PAC ID 3577515774, 1,592 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Carle Foundation Hospital Hospital, Urbana, IL, CCN 140091

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: cekwempumd453883@carlehiedirect.net
• Direct secure messaging: nekwempu326377@uchospital.direct-ci.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Carle Health Care Incorporated

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Urbana, IL
  • NPI 1154653947
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Hoopeston, IL
  • NPI 1043683014
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• The University of Chicago Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1033218128
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• University of Chicago

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1821048786
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Hoopeston, IL
  • NPI 1366480873
  NPD
• Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Hoopeston, IL
  • NPI 1578504544
  NPD
• The University of Chicago Medical Center

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Calumet City, IL
  • NPI 1255895678
  NPD
• Gibson Community Hospital Association

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Gibson City, IL
  • NPI 1114935681
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Carle Surgicenter

  • Ambulatory Surgical Clinic/Center
  • Danville, IL
  • NPI 1225194533

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• The Carle Foundation Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Urbana, IL
  • NPI 1013071653
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "611 W PARK ST",
            "address_2": "FAPC",
            "city": "URBANA",
            "state": "IL",
            "postal_code": "618012500"
        },
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        }
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            "address_1": "5841 S Maryland Ave",
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            "city": "Chicago",
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        "last_updated": "2025-10-15",
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• Hospitalist Physician in Urbana, IL
• Providers in Urbana, IL by specialty
• Hospitalist Physician in Illinois

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 15, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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