Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD

Primary specialty

Nephrology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RN0300X

License

MD431873 Issued in PA

Practice address

7500 N Mesa St Ste 210
El Paso, TX 79912-3515

Phone

(915) 307-7800

Fax

(915) 351-4001

NPI assigned

Sep 21, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other identifiers 13

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX, NM2 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

Internal MedicineAlso: Nephrology

Education

Other, 1997

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

A and V Doctors PLLC 7 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• The Hospitals of Providence - East Campus Hospital, El Paso, TX, CCN 670047
• Las Palmas Medical Center a Campus of LPDS Healthc Hospital, El Paso, TX, CCN 450107
• The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus Hospital, El Paso, TX, CCN 670120
• Sierra Medical Center Hospital, El Paso, TX, CCN 450668
• The Hospitals of Providence - Memorial Campus Hospital, El Paso, TX, CCN 450002

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

89.15 of 100Reported as group

Quality

76.64

Improvement activities

40

Cost

61.64

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: nchikwendu11781@direct.acumenmd.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.

• A & V Doctors PLLC

  • Vascular Surgery Physician
  • El Paso, TX
  • NPI 1700274149

  NM, TX

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Renal Medicine Associates LTD.

  • Specialist
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • NPI 1356347439
  NPD

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

• El Paso Healthcare System LTD

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • El Paso, TX
  • NPI 1770536120

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Tenet Hospitals Limited

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • El Paso, TX
  • NPI 1215969787

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Tenet Hospitals Limited

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • El Paso, TX
  • NPI 1538522412

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Tenet Hospitals Limited

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • El Paso, TX
  • NPI 1700801909

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Tenet Hospitals Limited

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • El Paso, TX
  • NPI 1780927277

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Tenet Hospitals Limited

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • El Paso, TX
  • NPI 1972709970

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "PO BOX 221408",
            "city": "EL PASO",
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            "telephone_number": "915-307-7800",
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• Nephrology Physician in Texas

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• 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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