Physician

Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Nnaemeka Chikwendu, MD (NPI: 1841399656) practices internal medicine in the El Paso, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from El Paso, TX. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is A & V DOCTORS PLLC (NPI: 1700274149; TIN: 453565236) and primary practice location at 79912-3515.

Chikwendu's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 323 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,373 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $546,474 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 96374 (Injection of drug or substance into vein). Part D data shows 20 prescription claims across 18 beneficiaries totaling $10,411 in drug costs. 2015 DME data shows 11 claims. Open Payments data shows 7 records totaling $228. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $784,474 and ending at $546,474. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $77,022 and ending at $10,411. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	491	17,770	$784,474
2016	502	16,135	$742,221
2017	561	8,229	$683,502
2018	447	4,823	$479,624
2019	530	4,255	$454,848
2020	752	5,033	$933,159
2021	509	4,550	$1,136,431
2022	593	5,088	$1,157,641
2023	482	3,365	$680,181
2024	323	2,373	$546,474

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	144	901	$77,022
2016	133	837	$93,695
2017	119	611	$165,068
2018	70	277	$24,878
2019	73	203	$17,968
2020	63	244	$18,890
2021	52	98	$15,053
2022	45	56	$33,124
2023	70	89	$38,552
2024	18	20	$10,411

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	11	$207
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
96374	Injection of drug or substance into vein	143	194	$27
76937	Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	142	148	$19
J3010	Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg	132	183	$1
J2250	Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg	136	210	$0
Q9967	Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml	131	190	$0

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Part D summary data is connected for 2024, but public drug-level costs are not available, so a Top 5 by total drug costs cannot be shown.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	7	$228	Inari Medical, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD (NPI 1841399656), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD?

Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD is linked to A & V DOCTORS PLLC (billing NPI 1700274149) in the available physician profile data.

Does Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD have Open Payments data?

Nnaemeka Gus Chikwendu, MD has 7 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.