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Chinedu C Nwosa, MD

  • Orthopaedic Trauma Physician
  • Des Moines, IA
National Provider Identifier
1457529356
Registry record updated Nov 19, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Orthopaedic Trauma PhysicianTaxonomy code 207XX0801X
License
38432 Issued in IA
Practice address
450 Laurel St Ste a
Des Moines, IA 50314-3045
Phone
(515) 247-8400
Fax
(515) 248-8888
NPI assigned
Feb 13, 2008
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Nov 19, 2025

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician 207XX0801X 38432 IA Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

450 Laurel St Ste a
Des Moines, IA 50314-3045

Mailing address

450 Laurel St Ste a
Des Moines, IA 50314-3045
Phone (515) 247-8400

Other practice location 1

1111 6th Ave
Des Moines, IA 50314-2613
Phone (515) 247-3121

Other practice location 2

3201 SE 37th St
Grimes, IA 50111-5335
Phone (515) 323-6400

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in IA
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services
  • Medical equipment
  • Home health
  • Power mobility devices
  • Hospice
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20090921000068 IA Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery 4284700659 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Orthopedic Surgery
Education
New York Medical College, 2003
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Iowa Orthopaedic Center PCGroup PAC ID 5597679159, 69 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

450 Laurel St
Suite a
Des Moines, IA 50314-3045
Phone (515) 247-8400

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center Hospital, Des Moines, IA, CCN 160083
  • Mercyone Newton Medical Center Hospital, Newton, IA, CCN 160032
  • Decatur County Hospital Hospital, Leon, IA, CCN 161340
  • Ringgold County Hospital Hospital, Mount Ayr, IA, CCN 161373
  • Dallas County Hospital Hospital, Perry, IA, CCN 161322

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
80.43 of 100Reported as group
Quality
66.86
Promoting interoperability
98
Improvement activities
40
Cost
69.55

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Removal of tissue1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
38432IAMDOrthopaedic Trauma Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Iowa Orthopaedic Center, P.C. Orthopaedic Trauma Current Accepting new patients
Iowa Orthopaedic Center, P.C. Orthopaedic Trauma CurrentSince Aug 15, 2009 Accepting new patients
Iowa Orthopaedic Center, P.C. CurrentSince Aug 15, 2009 Accepting new patients
Mercy Terrace Hill Surgery Center, LLC PastSince Nov 24, 2024 Accepting new patients
Iowa Orthopaedic Center, P.C. Past Accepting new patients
Medical Center Anesthesiologists, P.C. Past Accepting new patients
Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp Past Accepting new patients

Locations

450 Laurel St
Ste C
Des Moines, IA 50314
Phone (515) 247-9590

450 Laurel St
Ste A
Des Moines, IA 50314
Phone 5152478400321

5300 NW 86th St
Ste 500
Johnston, IA 50131

500 Jefferson St
Ste A
Pella, IA 50219

5900 E University Ave
Ste 201
Pleasant Hill, IA 50327
Phone (515) 225-8180

1121 Jordan Creek Pkwy
Ste 180
West Des Moines, IA 50266

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: chinedu.nwosa.p1@direct.iowaortho.nextgenshare.com
  • Direct secure messaging: cnwosa3953759@direct.trinity-health.org

Organizations & group practices 7

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.

Hospital & facility affiliations 9

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

NPI Registry JSON

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

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        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2008-02-13",
        "last_updated": "2025-11-19",
        "certification_date": "2025-11-19",
        "status": "A"
    },
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}

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