DR. OKECHUKWU NWAKILE MGBEMENA M.D
NPI 1750709895
Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease in Kingwood, TX
About Dr. Okechukwu Nwakile Mgbemena M.d NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
DR. OKECHUKWU NWAKILE MGBEMENA M.D (NPI 1750709895) is an individual cardiovascular disease provider in Kingwood, Texas, licensed in Texas (R3150) and active in the NPI registry since April 2014. He is enrolled in Medicare PECOS, is affiliated with Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest, and maintains a secondary practice location in Lebanon.
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses
An internist who specializes in diseases of the heart and blood vessels and manages complex cardiac conditions such as heart attacks and life-threatening, abnormal heartbeat rhythms.
Secondary Practice Location 1
Accepted Insurance
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, and ordering and referring status from the CMS PECOS system.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment
Dr. Okechukwu Nwakile Mgbemena M.d is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.
Areas of Expertise
The following services and procedures, recently provided to Medicare patients, illustrate the range of care this provider offers. This list reflects the variety of services available to all patients visiting the practice and is based on 2022 Medicare dataset. In general, the more frequently a provider treats specific conditions or performs particular procedures, the more experienced they become in addressing similar patient needs. The provider has delivered many of the services listed below to Medicare patients. Please note that this list does not include services provided to patients who are not covered by Medicare.
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access
Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function
Initial hospital inpatient care is a service where a healthcare provider spends about 50 minutes per day overseeing your care while you're admitted in the hospital. This includes reviewing your health status, planning your treatment, and ensuring your safety and comfort.
This service was performed 42 times for 40 patientsA routine electrocardiogram (ECG) with 12 leads is a simple, non-invasive test that records the electrical activity of your heart. It helps in identifying heart conditions by detecting irregularities in your heart rhythms. The results are interpreted and a report is provided.
This service was performed 122 times for 114 patientsFollow-up hospital inpatient care involves daily check-ups while you're admitted in the hospital. Typically, a healthcare provider spends about 25 minutes each day reviewing your condition, adjusting treatment if needed, and answering any questions you might have.
This service was performed 78 times for 37 patientsUltrasonic guidance for blood vessel access is a medical procedure where sound waves are used to create images of your blood vessels. This helps doctors to accurately locate and access the vessels for treatments or tests, ensuring safety and precision.
This service was performed 12 times for 11 patientsThis is a heart ultrasound, also known as an echocardiogram. It uses sound waves to create pictures of your heart, showing how blood flows through it. The color depicts the blood flow's speed and direction. It also checks the heart's valves to ensure they're working properly.
This service was performed 45 times for 44 patientsPhysician Visit Costs
The typical physician office visit costs for Medicare beneficiaries in this area are: $33.51 for a new patient copayment and $18.15 for an established patient copayment.
The pricing information below displays the copayment minimum, maximum and average amount that patients under Medicare are charged when visiting this provider as a new or established patient. Please keep in mind that these prices are just for reference purposes, and the actual prices charged by the provider might be different.
For patients covered under private health plans the prices below are also useful as healthcare pricing for private insurance is usually established as a function of Medicare prices. Private insurance covered patients should check their individual plans to determine the exact pricing.
The prices below reflect the costs for new and established patients in the 77339 ZIP code area.
New Patients Visit Costs *
The most utilized procedure code for new patients office visits is 99204
- Average New Patient Price $134.06
- Minimum New Patient Price $58.24
- Maximum New Patient Price $176.98
- Average New Patient Copayment $33.51
- Minimum New Patient Copayment $14.56
- Maximum New Patient Copayment $44.24
Established Patients Visit Costs *
The most utilized procedure code for established patients office visits is 99213
- Average Established Patient Price $72.62
- Minimum Established Patient Price $18.6
- Maximum Established Patient Price $143.93
- Average Established Patient Copayment $18.15
- Minimum Established Patient Copayment $4.65
- Maximum Established Patient Copayment $35.98
* The physician office visit costs information is generated by statistical analysis of similar providers in the same geographical area. The pricing information above IS NOT the amount charged by this provider.
Quality Reporting
The provider participated in CMS Quality Payment Program. The Quality Payment Program aims to improve population health, reduce costs and improve the care received by Medicare beneficiaries. The following quality measures meet Medicare's statistical reporting standards. Not all providers report the same information, because not all providers give the same services to patients. The quality information is just a snapshot of some the care providers give to their patients. Reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality.
| Quality Measure | Performance | Number of Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Advance Care Planning | Yes | N/A |
| Implementation of practices/processes to develop advance care planning that includes: documenting the advance care plan or living will within the medical record, educating clinicians about advance care planning motivating them to address advance care planning needs of their patients, and how these needs can translate into quality improvement, educating clinicians on approaches and barriers to talking to patients about end-of-life and palliative care needs and ways to manage its documentation, as well as informing clinicians of the healthcare policy side of advance care planning. | ||
| Care Plan | 96% | 49 |
| Percentage of patients aged 65 years and older who have an advance care plan or surrogate decision maker documented in the medical record that an advance care plan was discussed but the patient did not wish or was not able to name a surrogate decision maker or provide an advance care plan | ||
| Implementation of medication management practice improvements | Yes | N/A |
| Manage medications to maximize efficiency, effectiveness and safety that could include one or more of the following: Reconcile and coordinate medications and provide medication management across transitions of care settings and eligible clinicians or groups; Integrate a pharmacist into the care team; and/or Conduct periodic, structured medication reviews. | ||
| Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level | Yes | N/A |
| Measure and improve quality at the practice and panel level, such as the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS) Physician Scorecards, that could include one or more of the following: • Regularly review measures of quality, utilization, patient satisfaction and other measures that may be useful at the practice level and at the level of the care team or MIPS eligible clinician or group (panel); and/or • Use relevant data sources to create benchmarks and goals for performance at the practice level and panel level. | ||
| Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization. | Yes | N/A |
| Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization. | ||
Find Provider Hospital Affiliations - Privileges
Doctors and physicians must apply for hospital privileges to treat patients at hospitals. Find out if your doctor has privileges to practice at your preferred hospital by using the hospital affiliation information below based on recent medical claims.
Hospital affiliation is identified through self-reporting data, inpatient, outpatient, physician and ancillary service claims linked by the medical claims NPI number and place of service code. Additionally, to further determine provider hospital affiliation the clinician must have provided services to at least three patients on three different dates in the last 12 months. Okechukwu Mgbemena is affiliated with the following medical facilities:
| Hospital Name | Address | Phone | Hospital Type | Overall Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE NORTHWEST | 710 CYPRESS CREEK PARKWAY HOUSTON, TX 77090 | (281) 440-1000 | Acute Care Hospitals | |
| MEMORIAL HERMANN NORTHEAST HOSPITAL | 18951 MEMORIAL NORTH HUMBLE, TX 77338 | (281) 540-7700 | Acute Care Hospitals | |
| HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE KINGWOOD | 22999 US HWY 59 KINGWOOD, TX 77325 | (281) 359-7500 | Acute Care Hospitals |
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1750709895, enumerated as an "individual" on April 05, 2014.
The provider is located at 2627 CHESTNUT RIDGE DR STE 100 KINGWOOD, TX 77339 and the phone number is (281) 358-1950.
Internal Medicine with taxonomy code 207RC0000X and a focus in Cardiovascular Disease.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health, Ambetter. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
Okechukwu Mgbemena is affiliated with: HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE NORTHWEST, MEMORIAL HERMANN NORTHEAST HOSPITAL and HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE KINGWOOD.
