Chidiebere E. Echendu

Chidiebere Echendu practices at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, part of Providence Health & Services.

Chidiebere Echendu's NPI, 1366733925, was assigned on April 29, 2011. Chidiebere Echendu graduated from Nnamdi Azikiwe University College of Health Science in 2003. Chidiebere Echendu holds Texas license P9186.

Chidiebere Echendu's primary practice is Covenant Medical Center, at 3615 19th Street, Lubbock, TX 79410 in Lubbock County. The practice phone is (806) 725-4431.

Chidiebere Echendu's primary practice is Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, part of Providence Health & Services. The medical group on file is Sound Physicians. Dmand AI also links Chidiebere Echendu to 2 more medical groups and 1 clinical lab, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Chidiebere Echendu practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Chidiebere Echendu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Chidiebere Echendu is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Chidiebere Echendu is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists acute diabetes, acute respiratory failure, bone infection, cardiac arrhythmia, chest pain, chest trauma, circulation problems and congestive heart failure among the conditions Chidiebere Echendu treats.

CMS data shows 1,202 Medicare services from Chidiebere Echendu across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 377 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $102,607 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 377 Medicare patients who saw Chidiebere Echendu in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 139 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.56, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Chidiebere Echendu's median patient age at 74, with 52% women.

In 2024, Chidiebere Echendu wrote 544 Medicare Part D claims for 208 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 301 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,140 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 287 claims across 16 drugs.

Chidiebere Echendu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Chidiebere Echendu from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bausch Health Americas, Inc. paid the most, $105.

Chidiebere Echendu graduated from Nnamdi Azikiwe University College of Health Science in 2003.

Chidiebere Echendu is in network with 20 carriers, including Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.