Karen Gayl Ekwueme, M.D.

Primary specialty

Family Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Q00000X

License

66165 Issued in TN

Practice address

1521 Gunbarrel Rd # 103
Chattanooga, TN 37421-3124

Phone

(423) 531-0911

Fax

(423) 531-0912

NPI assigned

Sep 14, 2006

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Other names 1

• Karen Gayl King Former name

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN, GA2 enrollments

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 2

Specialty

Family Practice

Education

University of Illinois College of Med (CHI/Peor/Rock/CHM-Urb), 1989

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: karen.ekwueme.npi1720183890.reliant@direct.optumcare.masshiway.net

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.

• DX Mso, PLLC

  • Urgent Care Clinic/Center
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1225381148
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Peachtree Immediate Care FP, LLC

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Hiram, GA
  • NPI 1437194156
  Medicare reassignment
• Metro Treatment of Georgia, LP

  • Methadone Clinic
  • Augusta, GA
  • NPI 1144437286
  NPD
• Advocate North Side Health Network

  • Clinic/Center
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1780788323
  NPD (past)
• Afc Urgent Care and Family Care of WNC, PLLC

  • Urgent Care Clinic/Center
  • Charlotte, NC
  • NPI 1679066658
  NPD (past)

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
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    "number": "1720183890",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1025 PEERLESS XING NW",
            "city": "CLEVELAND",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "373123764",
            "telephone_number": "423-476-5990",
            "fax_number": "423-476-5887"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1521 GUNBARREL RD # 103",
            "city": "CHATTANOOGA",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "374213124",
            "telephone_number": "423-531-0911",
            "fax_number": "423-531-0912"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "EKWUEME",
        "first_name": "KAREN",
        "middle_name": "GAYL",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-09-14",
        "last_updated": "2024-08-30",
        "certification_date": "2024-08-30",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
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            "code": "207Q00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Family Medicine",
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            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
            "code": "01",
            "desc": "Other (non-Medicare)",
            "issuer": "DEAN HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC",
            "identifier": "61036",
            "state": "WI"
        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": [
        {
            "first_name": "KAREN",
            "last_name": "KING",
            "middle_name": "GAYL",
            "code": "1",
            "type": "Former Name"
        }
    ]
}

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• Family Medicine Physician in Chattanooga, TN
• Providers in Chattanooga, TN by specialty
• Family Medicine Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 30, 2024; 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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