Chukwudum Lotanna Ufondu, MD
NPI 1437653409ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease· Gastonia, NC
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease (MD) with Caromont Medical Group Inc, practicing in Gastonia, North Carolina. In 2024 Medicare paid $21,653 for 171 patients, and Part D covered 199 of their prescriptions, 83% of them generic. Heartflow, Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $653.55 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Caromont Regional Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1437653409 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 22, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 14, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | May 14, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease Primary | 207RC0000X | 2024-00371 | NC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 171 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 308 across 30 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $21,653 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 199 · 332 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 47 |
| Total drug cost | $31,601 |
| Generic share | 83% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) |
Medical group
- Caromont Medical Group IncGastonia, NC · 424 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Caromont Regional Medical CenterGastonia, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$653.55 · 9 payments from 6 companies
- 2024$408.71 · 7 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Heartflow, Inc. | $192.57 | 2 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $164.18 | 3 |
| Abiomed | $145.71 | 1 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $119.53 | 1 |
| E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | $17.24 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$653.55 · 9 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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