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Chinwendu Nkechika Anukwuem, O.D.

NPI 1003976523ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Newark, NJ

Optometrist (O.D.) in Newark, New Jersey, licensed in NJ, with an NPI issued in December 2006. Part D covered 168 prescriptions written in 2024, 71% of them generic.

Overview

NPI1003976523
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedDec 12, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 16, 2013

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X27OA00509100NJ

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (NJ)

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)168 · 240 30-day fills
Patients69
Total drug cost$17,655
Generic share71% of claims

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Industry payments (Open Payments)

None reported for 2025 or 2024.

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