Ikenna Ben Nwachuku, MD

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207XS0117X

License

A181903 Issued in CA

Practice address

1500 E Chevy Chase Dr Ste 204
Glendale, CA 91206-4199

Phone

(818) 827-3897

NPI assigned

Mar 19, 2019

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

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

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2019

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Badr Medical CorporationGroup PAC ID 4183855083, 5 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Glendale Adventist Medical Center Hospital, Glendale, CA, CCN 050239
• Glendale Mem Hospital & HLTH Center Hospital, Glendale, CA, CCN 050058

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles (1 of 2)

Locations

Networks

• BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD

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.

• Badr Medical Corporation

  • Neurological Surgery Physician
  • Glendale, CA
  • NPI 1871920652
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

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

• Dignity Community Care

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Glendale, CA
  • NPI 1477610640
  Care Compare affiliation
• Glendale Adventist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Glendale, CA
  • NPI 1831188275
  Care Compare affiliation

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": "1962961805",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1500 E CHEVY CHASE DR STE 204",
            "city": "GLENDALE",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "912064199",
            "telephone_number": "818-827-3898"
        },
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            "state": "CA",
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            "telephone_number": "818-827-3897"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "NWACHUKU",
        "first_name": "IKENNA",
        "middle_name": "BEN",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2019-03-19",
        "last_updated": "2026-01-29",
        "certification_date": "2026-01-29",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "desc": "Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine",
            "state": "CA",
            "license": "A181903",
            "primary": true
        },
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}

• Nurses Touch Hospice, Inc.
• Nurture Care Hospice Inc
• Nurture Life
• Nustart Inc
• Nutrix Care Partners, a Professional Nursing Corporation
• David Onubundu Nwachukwu Jr., MD
• Ikechi Joshua Nwaezeapu
• Lorraine Tatenda Nokuthula Nxumalo, PMHNP
• Connor O Brien
• Jennifer O Grady Ayon

• Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician in Glendale, CA
• Providers in Glendale, CA by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 29, 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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