Thelma Ekezie

Primary specialty

Gerontology Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LG0600X

License

1214316 Issued in TX

Practice address

6565 Fannin St
Houston, TX 77030-2703

Phone

(713) 441-5451

NPI assigned

Oct 7, 2025

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2025

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansGroup PAC ID 5193239796, 1,498 clinicians

TMH Physician Associates PLLCGroup PAC ID 4486711744, 1,881 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Houston Methodist Hospital Hospital, Houston, TX, CCN 450358

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

All facility ownership & control disclosures 1

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider’s PECOS associate ID as an owner or managing party.

Owned or controlled facilities with NPI records 1

Facilities whose Medicare enrollment lists this provider as an owner, officer, director or managing party.

• Efficient Home Care, Inc.

  • Home Health Agency
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1194775775

  5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest, Corporate Director, Operational/Managerial Control

  CMS ownership

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.

• TMH Physician Associates PLLC

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1275779225
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Houston Methodist Specialty Physicians

  • Otolaryngology Physician
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1902614332
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Efficient Home Care, Inc.

  • Home Health Agency
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1194775775
  NPD
• TMH Physician Associates PLLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Spring, TX
  • NPI 1043061351
  NPD
• Houston Methodist

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1992178693
  NPD (past)

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

• The Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Houston, TX
  • NPI 1548387418
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "6111 METTLER LN",
            "city": "RICHMOND",
            "state": "TX",
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        },
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "city": "HOUSTON",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "770302703",
            "telephone_number": "713-441-5451"
        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "name_prefix": "Ms.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2025-10-07",
        "last_updated": "2025-10-07",
        "certification_date": "2025-10-07",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        },
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        }
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            "affiliation": "N",
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            "contentType": "CSV",
            "contentTypeDescription": "CSV",
            "address_1": "6565 Fannin St",
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• Jennifer Ekeoba
• Victoria Ekeocha, ATC, CES
• Rhashedah Ekeoduru, M.D.
• Wesley Ekeruo, MD
• Janet Chinyere Ekezie, O.D.
• Emmanuel Ejime Ekhator, RN, BSN, MS
• Joy Ekhator
• Sanaz Ekhlassi, D.D.S.
• Sara Ekhlassi, DDS, MSD
• Rose Ekiko

• Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in Houston, TX
• Providers in Houston, TX by specialty
• Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 7, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; facility enrollments, owners and changes of ownership; Provider of Services certification data; 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.