Dr. Augustine Njoku, MD

Dr. Njoku practices at UT Health Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of Ardent Health.

Dr. Njoku's NPI, 1174784904, was assigned on June 24, 2008. Dr. Njoku graduated from St. Matthew's University in 2007. Dr. Njoku holds Texas license P5215.

Dr. Njoku's primary practice is UT Health Tyler, at 1000 South Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX 75701 in Smith County. The practice phone is (903) 597-0351.

Dr. Njoku's primary practice is UT Health Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of Ardent Health. Dr. Njoku is also affiliated with UT Health North Campus Tyler. The medical group on file is UT Health East Texas Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Njoku to 5 more hospitals, 4 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Njoku practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Njoku's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Njoku is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Njoku's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Louisiana and Alabama.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, angioplasty, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiac catheterization, cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular disease, chest pain and chronic hypertension among the conditions Dr. Njoku treats.

CMS data shows 4,490 Medicare services from Dr. Njoku across 38 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,928 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $198,837 for them.

CMS counts 1,928 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Njoku in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 803 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.91, 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. Njoku's median patient age at 74, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Njoku wrote 5,122 Medicare Part D claims for 756 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,963 of them, across 42 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $601,706 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,604 claims across 34 drugs.

Dr. Njoku accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 86 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Njoku, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Njoku, published from 2015 to 2016. Dr. Njoku's most frequent co-authors are Rakesh Gopinathannair, MA, MD, Pratap Chandupatla Reddy, MD and Rishi Arora, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 367 general payments to Dr. Njoku from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 58% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $7,402.

Dr. Njoku graduated from St. Matthew's University in 2007. Dr. Njoku is a member of ACC.

Dr. Njoku is in network with 23 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.