Active NPI
Ikechukwu I Chineme
- Hospitalist Physician
- Dekalb, IL
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Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Hospitalist Physician
- License
- 036128332
- Practice address
- 1 Kish Hospital Dr
Dekalb, IL 60115-9602 - Phone
- (815) 756-1521
- NPI assigned
- Oct 18, 2010
- Last updated
- Nov 14, 2019
- Sex
- Male
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
NPPES NPI Registry
Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source
Specialties & licenses 3
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Physician | 207R00000X | 125.055624 | IL | |
| General Acute Care Hospital | 282N00000X | 125.055624 | IL | |
| Hospitalist Physician | 208M00000X | 036128332 | IL | Primary |
Addresses
Primary practice location
1 Kish Hospital Dr
Dekalb, IL 60115-9602
Mailing address
1 Kish Hospital Dr
Dekalb, IL 60115-9602
Phone (815) 756-1521
Medicare participation
Medicare enrollment files- 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
Enrollment records 1
Care Compare profile
Medicare Care Compare- Specialty
- Hospitalist
- Education
- Other, 2004
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
- Group practices
Practice addresses (Care Compare)
1 Kish Hospital Dr
Dekalb, IL 60115-9602
Phone (815) 756-1521
1800 N Main St
Wheaton, IL 60187-3112
Phone (630) 933-4800
5 Kish Hospital Dr
Dekalb, IL 60115-9602
Hospital & facility affiliations
- Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
- Valley West Community Hospital
- Valley West Community Hospital
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
- Final score
- 95.63 of 100
- Quality
- 88.47
- Promoting interoperability
- 100
- Improvement activities
- 40
National Provider Directory
National Provider Directory- Medicare enrollment (NPD)
- Enrolled
- Credentials
- Doctor of Medicine
State licenses
| License | State | Type | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125.055624 | IL | MD | General Acute Care Hospital |
Practice roles
| Organization | Specialty | Status | New patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Dupage Physician Group | Internal Medicine | Current | Accepting new patients |
| Central Dupage Physician Group | Current | Accepting new patients | |
| Kishwaukee Community Hospital | General Acute Care Hospital | Past | Accepting new patients |
Locations
Carol Stream, IL 60122
Phone (630) 933-3300
Dept 5777
Carol Stream, IL 60122
1 Kish Hospital Dr
DeKalb, IL 60115
Phone (815) 754-1521
1800 N Main St
Wheaton, IL 60187
Phone (630) 469-0045
Ownership & related parties
All facility ownership & control disclosures 6
Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider’s PECOS associate ID as an owner or managing party.
| Facility | Type | Role | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | Hospital | Corporate Director | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital | Hospital | Corporate Director | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Palos Community Hospital | Hospital | Corporate Director | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital | Hospital | Corporate Director | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Palos Community Hospital Home Health Agency | Home health agency | Corporate Director | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Palos Community Hospital Hospice | Hospice | Corporate Director | Sep 1, 2025 |
Owned or controlled facilities with NPI records 8
Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider as an owner, officer, director or managing party.
-
dba Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Winfield, IL
- NPI 1003864810
Corporate Director
-
dba Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
- Psychiatric Hospital Unit
- Winfield, IL
- NPI 1740230895
Corporate Director
-
dba Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Dekalb, IL
- NPI 1669534517
Corporate Director
-
dba Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Lake Forest, IL
- NPI 1124025176
Corporate Director
-
- Psychiatric Hospital Unit
- Palos Heights, IL
- NPI 1184699118
Corporate Director
-
dba Palos Community Hospital Home Health Agency
- Home Health Agency
- Lemont, IL
- NPI 1790750016
Corporate Director
-
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Palos Heights, IL
- NPI 1851386692
Corporate Director
-
dba Palos Community Hospital Hospice
- Community Based Hospice Care Agency
- Lemont, IL
- NPI 1962477919
Corporate Director
Organizations & group practices 3
Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.
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dba Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group
- Family Medicine Physician
- Carol Stream, IL
- NPI 1033149844
Internal Medicine
-
dba Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Geneva, IL
- NPI 1780012344
-
dba Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Dekalb, IL
- NPI 1669534517
Hospital & facility affiliations 3
Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.
-
dba Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Dekalb, IL
- NPI 1669534517
-
- Critical Access Hospital
- Sandwich, IL
- NPI 1184705931
-
dba Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital
- Medicare Defined Swing Bed Hospital Unit
- Sandwich, IL
- NPI 1336638915
Nursing home
NPI Registry JSON
The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.
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},
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}
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"practiceLocations": [],
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"enumeration_date": "2010-10-18",
"last_updated": "2019-11-14",
"status": "A"
},
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},
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"state": "IL",
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"primary": false
},
{
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}
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}
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Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 14, 2019; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
- Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; facility enrollments, owners and changes of ownership; Provider of Services certification data; 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.