Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 75
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 25
- Part D claims, 2024
- 23
- Publications
- 24
- MIPS score, 2024
- 95
- Practice address
- 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611
- Practice phone
- Call (312) 926-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens is a pulmonologist in Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Pickens practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare.
Dr. Pickens' NPI, 1518386366, was assigned on April 9, 2014. Dr. Pickens graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2014. Dr. Pickens holds Illinois license 036141938.
- NPI
- 1518386366NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0446528178
- NPI enumeration date
- April 9, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (312) 926-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 38
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Pickens' primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital, at 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 926-2000.
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611 · Cook CountyPhone(312) 926-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Pickens' primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pickens to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pickens practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens is one of 517 pulmonologists in Illinois
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Pickens' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Pickens is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, IllinoisPrimary
Pulmonologists near Dr. Pickens
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens billed Medicare for 75 services in 2024
CMS data shows 75 Medicare services from Dr. Pickens across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 25 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,840 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Pickens' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2032024: 7563%
Dr. Pickens compared with the Illinois median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Pickens
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 75vs 76990% below
- Medicare patients
- 25vs 34193% below
- Part D claims
- 60vs 49288% below
Medians across 522 pulmonologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Pickens' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens treated 25 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 25 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pickens in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 12 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 60% have arthritis. 44% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 4.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Pickens' median patient age at 74, with 48% women.
Dr. Pickens' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Pickens' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1352%
- Men1248%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Pickens' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- Arthritis60%
- Atrial fibrillation60%
- Chronic kidney disease52%
- Heart failure52%
- Ischemic heart disease52%
- Mood disorders48%
- Diabetes44%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Pickens' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women48%
- Men52%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Pickens wrote 23 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 3 drugs, with $25,359 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 23 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Pickens' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2022: 232023: 60161%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2023, 1 in 2022.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Pickens for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Pickens accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Pickens' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 95of 100Final score
- 83of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens has 24 publications on record
Dmand AI links 24 papers to Dr. Pickens, published from 2019 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Anti-Bacterial Agents, Pneumonia and Antimicrobial Stewardship. Dr. Pickens has published most often in medRxiv. Dr. Pickens' most frequent co-authors are Richard G. Wunderink, MD, James M. Walter, MD and Nandita R. Nadig, MD.
Dr. Pickens' papers by year, 2019 to 2025
Topics Dr. Pickens writes about most
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Pneumonia
- Antimicrobial Stewardship
- COVID-19
- Intensive Care Units
- Pneumonia, Bacterial
- Community-Acquired Infections
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Dr. Pickens' most frequent co-authors
- Richard G. Wunderink, MD22 shared papers
- James M. Walter, MD8 shared papers
- Nandita R. Nadig, MD3 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Pickens
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens received $17 in industry payments in 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Pickens from 1 drug or device company in 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $17.
Companies that paid Dr. Pickens the most, 2024 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
Dr. Pickens graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2014.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens' NPI number?
Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens' NPI number is 1518386366. It was assigned on April 9, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens?
Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens is a pulmonologist in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens practice?
Dr. Pickens practices at 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611. Dr. Pickens' primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pickens to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Pickens is (312) 926-2000.
What is Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens' medical license number?
Dr. Pickens holds Illinois license 036141938.
Which hospitals is Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens affiliated with?
Dr. Pickens practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
What medical group is Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens part of?
Dr. Pickens is linked to Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.
Does Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pickens billed Medicare for 75 services in 2024, and Dr. Pickens accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens' MIPS score?
Dr. Pickens' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens see?
CMS counts 25 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pickens in 2024, with an average age of 69.
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What services does Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Pickens' most billed Medicare services were critical care (99291).
Where did Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens go to medical school?
Dr. Pickens graduated from Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School in 2014.
What drugs does Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens prescribe most?
In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Pickens' most prescribed drugs by claims were Albuterol Sulfate Hfa, Trelegy Ellipta and Advair Hfa.
Has Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $17 in general payments to Dr. Pickens from 1 company from 2024 to 2024. The largest total came from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation.
How long has Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens been practicing?
Dr. Pickens graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
Does Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens do research?
Dmand AI links 24 publications to Dr. Pickens, published from 2019 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Chiagozie I. Pickens publish with?
Dr. Pickens' most frequent co-authors are Richard G. Wunderink, MD (22 shared papers), James M. Walter, MD (8 shared papers) and Nandita R. Nadig, MD (3 shared papers).
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