Dr. Andrew Ndirangu Githaiga, MD

Dr. Githaiga practices at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, part of Sentara Health.

Dr. Githaiga's NPI, 1083737449, was assigned on April 9, 2007. Dr. Githaiga graduated from University of Nairobi College of Health Sciences in 1997. Dr. Githaiga holds Virginia license 0101251292.

Dr. Githaiga's primary practice is Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, at 600 Gresham Dr, Norfolk, VA 23507 in Norfolk City. The practice phone is (757) 388-3000.

Dr. Githaiga's primary practice is Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, part of Sentara Health. Dr. Githaiga is also affiliated with Sentara Leigh Hospital. The medical group on file is Sentara Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Githaiga to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Githaiga practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Githaiga's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Githaiga is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Githaiga's licenses on file in 5 states: Virginia, North Carolina, Washington, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic respiratory failure, pulmonary heart disease, sleep apnea and tobacco use among the conditions Dr. Githaiga treats.

CMS data shows 549 Medicare services from Dr. Githaiga across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 359 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $48,319 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 359 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Githaiga in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 161 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.65, 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. Githaiga's median patient age at 56, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Githaiga wrote 30 Medicare Part D claims. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 14 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each. In 2022, CMS named 93 claims across 6 drugs.

Dr. Githaiga accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Githaiga as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Githaiga in 2004. Dr. Githaiga's most frequent co-author is Laurence Huang, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Githaiga from 3 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $38.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Githaiga, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.

Dr. Githaiga graduated from University of Nairobi College of Health Sciences in 1997.

Dr. Githaiga is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.