Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 592
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 220
- Part D claims, 2024
- 777
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Industry payments
- $1,337
- Practice address
- 1135 Carthage St, Sanford, NC 27330
- Practice phone
- Call (919) 774-2100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme is a nephrologist in Sanford, North Carolina
Dr. Ikeme practices at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, North Carolina, part of Lifepoint Health.
Dr. Ikeme's NPI, 1740444710, was assigned on July 17, 2008. Dr. Ikeme holds North Carolina license 2013-00232.
- NPI
- 1740444710NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3577703271
- NPI enumeration date
- July 17, 2008
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (919) 774-2100
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 49
- Medical school graduation
- 2003
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme practices at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, North Carolina
Dr. Ikeme's primary practice is Central Carolina Hospital, at 1135 Carthage St, Sanford, NC 27330 in Lee County. The practice phone is (919) 774-2100.
- Central Carolina Hospital1135 Carthage St, Sanford, NC 27330 · Lee CountyPhone(919) 774-2100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 7 medical groups
Dr. Ikeme's primary practice is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, North Carolina, part of Lifepoint Health. Dr. Ikeme is also affiliated with FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional Corporation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ikeme to 3 more hospitals and 6 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ikeme practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Central Carolina Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 6 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme is one of 348 nephrologists in North Carolina
Nephrology is Dr. Ikeme's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ikeme's licenses on file in 2 states: North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, North CarolinaPrimary
- Pennsylvania license
Nephrologists near Dr. Ikeme
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme billed Medicare for 592 services in 2024
CMS data shows 592 Medicare services from Dr. Ikeme across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 220 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $44,491 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Ikeme's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6882024: 59214%
Dr. Ikeme compared with the North Carolina median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Ikeme
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 592vs 1,04643% below
- Medicare patients
- 220vs 29726% below
- Part D claims
- 514vs 73230% below
Medians across 346 nephrologists in North Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ikeme's 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. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme treated 220 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 220 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ikeme in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 78 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.32, 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. Ikeme's median patient age at 69, with 56% women.
Dr. Ikeme's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ikeme's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women11552%
- Men10548%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ikeme's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Heart failure59%
- Arthritis55%
- Ischemic heart disease54%
- Chronic kidney disease53%
- Diabetes50%
- Atrial fibrillation43%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ikeme's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme wrote 777 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ikeme wrote 777 Medicare Part D claims for 194 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 514 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $35,057 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 519 claims across 21 drugs.
Dr. Ikeme's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic641 claims82%
- Brand-name and other136 claims18%
Dr. Ikeme's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Ikeme's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids1%11 of 777 claims
- Antibiotics12%92 of 777 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5192024: 5141%
Drugs named by CMS: 26 in 2024, 21 in 2023.
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
How Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme takes part in Medicare
Dr. Ikeme accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme received $1,337 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 77 general payments to Dr. Ikeme from 15 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) paid the most, $526.
General payments to Dr. Ikeme by program year, 2017 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Ikeme the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme'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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme's NPI number?
Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme's NPI number is 1740444710. It was assigned on July 17, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme?
Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme is a nephrologist in Sanford, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme practice?
Dr. Ikeme practices at 1135 Carthage St, Sanford, NC 27330. Dr. Ikeme's primary practice is Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, North Carolina, part of Lifepoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ikeme to 3 hospitals and 6 medical groups.
What is Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ikeme is (919) 774-2100.
What is Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme's medical license number?
Dr. Ikeme holds North Carolina license 2013-00232, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ikeme in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
Which hospitals is Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme affiliated with?
Dr. Ikeme practices at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford, North Carolina. Dr. Ikeme is also affiliated with FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Ikeme to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme part of?
Dr. Ikeme is linked to Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional Corporation. Dmand AI links Dr. Ikeme to 6 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ikeme billed Medicare for 592 services in 2024, and Dr. Ikeme accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme see?
CMS counts 220 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ikeme in 2024, with an average age of 78.
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What services does Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ikeme's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
What drugs does Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ikeme's most prescribed drugs by claims were Furosemide, Eliquis and Prednisone.
Has Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,337 in general payments to Dr. Ikeme from 15 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp).
How long has Dr. Arinze Okwudili Ikeme been practicing?
Dr. Ikeme graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.
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