Chidinma Chima-Melton, MD

Primary specialty

Pulmonary Disease PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RP1001X

License

A125653 Issued in CA

Practice address

1145 W Redondo Beach Blvd
Gardena, CA 90247-3511

Phone

(310) 363-0526

Fax

(310) 640-3418

NPI assigned

Mar 30, 2010

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other names 1

• Dr. Chidinma Chima-Okereke Former name

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

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

Pulmonary DiseaseAlso: Internal Medicine

Education

State University of New York at Stony Brook, School of Medicine, 2010

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Tele-ICU IncGroup PAC ID 5799108817, 6 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Memorial Hospital of Gardena Hospital, Gardena, CA, CCN 050468
• Community Hospital of Huntington Park Hospital, Huntington Park, CA, CCN 050091

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

87.51 of 100Reported as group

Quality

79.37

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

73.65

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: cchimamelton477469@direct.uclahealth.org

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.

• Tele-ICU Inc

  • Pulmonary Disease Physician
  • Norwalk, CA
  • NPI 1316563976

  Internal Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official
• Providence Health System - Southern California

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • San Pedro, CA
  • NPI 1154349371
  NPD (past)
• The Regents of the University of California

  dba Santa Monica UCLAMC and Orthopedic Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Santa Monica, CA
  • NPI 1982849105
  NPD (past)
• UCLA Medical Group

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • NPI 1043427248
  NPD (past)
• West Hills Hospital

  dba West Hills Hospital & Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Hills, CA
  • NPI 1023065729
  NPD (past)

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

• CHHP Holdings II, LLC

  dba Community Hospital of Huntington Park

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Huntington Park, CA
  • NPI 1891059127
  Care Compare affiliation
• Gardena Hospital LP

  dba Memorial Hospital of Gardena

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Gardena, CA
  • NPI 1063412005
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "country_name": "United States",
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            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "955 DEEP VALLEY DR UNIT 3243",
            "city": "PALOS VERDES PENINSULA",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "902743080",
            "telephone_number": "310-363-0526",
            "fax_number": "310-640-3418"
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            "city": "GARDENA",
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "sex": "F",
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        "last_updated": "2026-02-18",
        "certification_date": "2026-02-18",
        "status": "A"
    },
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    "identifiers": [],
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            "affiliation": "Y",
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            "city": "Gardena",
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        }
    ],
    "other_names": [
        {
            "first_name": "CHIDINMA",
            "last_name": "CHIMA-OKEREKE",
            "prefix": "DR.",
            "credential": "MD",
            "code": "1",
            "type": "Former Name"
        }
    ]
}

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• Pulmonary Disease Physician in Gardena, CA
• Providers in Gardena, CA by specialty
• Pulmonary Disease Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 18, 2026; 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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