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Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences

610 Strickland Drive Suite 190
Orange, TX 77630

(409) 832-6200

Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Lumberton, TX specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences. Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD is affiliated with Astrana Health, CHRISTUS Health, METROPOLITAN CARDIOLOGY P A, HPN and GTPA.

Office Locations

137 N Lhs Drive
Lumberton, TX 77657

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610 Strickland Drive Suite 190
Orange, TX 77630

(409) 832-6200

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740 Hospital Drive Suite 200
Beaumont, TX 77701

(409) 832-6200

(409) 832-6216

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In The News

“"Everybody goes," said Baptist Beaumont Hospital cardiologist Dr. Chima Nwaukwa, hopeful the worst of the rain was over.”—"Harvey continues to devastate Texas with burning chemical plant as death toll, destruction expected to rise", New York Daily News, September 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Lumberton, TX during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	16
cardiac procedures	727
catheterization	67
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	910
hospital care	996
inpatient care	996
lab tests	196
minimally invasive procedures	67
nuclear scan	129
stent placement (stenting)	18
stress testing	266
ultrasound (sonogram)	471
vascular procedures	164

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Lumberton, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	25
cardiac procedures	655
catheterization	51
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	988
hospital care	849
inpatient care	849
lab tests	187
minimally invasive procedures	51
nuclear scan	130
stress testing	247
ultrasound (sonogram)	399
vascular procedures	166

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	457
Female	603

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	624
Black	399
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	283
85 and over	132
Less than 65	241

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	49
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Lumberton, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	19
cardiac procedures	527
catheterization	48
diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	922
hospital care	883
inpatient care	883
lab tests	130
minimally invasive procedures	59
nuclear scan	65
stress testing	151
ultrasound (sonogram)	359
vascular procedures	154

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	461

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	522
Black	311
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	303
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	113
Less than 65	214

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	51
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Lumberton, TX during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	15
angioplasty	24
cardiac procedures	644
catheterization	81
diagnostic procedures	45
doctor visit	860
hospital care	737
inpatient care	737
lab tests	82
minimally invasive procedures	94
nuclear scan	107
stent placement (stenting)	24
stress testing	240
ultrasound (sonogram)	350
vascular procedures	105

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	810
Female	816

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	990
Black	592
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	606
From 75 to 84	440
85 and over	224
Less than 65	356

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	50
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Lumberton, TX during 2016 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	37
cardiac procedures	741
catheterization	57
diagnostic procedures	57
doctor visit	1060
hospital care	641
inpatient care	641
lab tests	82
minimally invasive procedures	57
nuclear scan	129
stress testing	266
ultrasound (sonogram)	506
vascular procedures	416

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	341
Female	365

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	422
Black	250
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	105
Less than 65	136

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	50
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Lumberton, TX during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	612
cardioversion	14
catheterization	48
diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	1042
hospital care	691
inpatient care	691
minimally invasive procedures	70
nuclear scan	97
stress testing	199
ultrasound (sonogram)	526
vascular procedures	322

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	289
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	228
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	102
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	51
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Lumberton, TX during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	643
catheterization	42
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	1103
hospital care	487
inpatient care	487
minimally invasive procedures	42
nuclear scan	118
stress testing	241
ultrasound (sonogram)	510
vascular procedures	326

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	297
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	206
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	78
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	50
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Lumberton, TX during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	551
cardioversion	12
catheterization	48
diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	1078
hospital care	617
inpatient care	617
minimally invasive procedures	61
nuclear scan	106
stress testing	219
ultrasound (sonogram)	394
vascular procedures	232

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	191
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	97
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	47
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Lumberton, TX during 2020 were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	24
cardiac procedures	506
catheterization	73
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	966
hospital care	506
inpatient care	506
minimally invasive procedures	73
nuclear scan	87
stent placement (stenting)	24
stress testing	177
ultrasound (sonogram)	403
vascular procedures	298

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	176
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	85
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	50
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Lumberton, TX during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	395
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	793
hospital care	387
inpatient care	387
minimally invasive procedures	25
nuclear scan	60
stress testing	124
ultrasound (sonogram)	405
vascular procedures	266

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	133
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	64
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	48
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Lumberton, TX during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	388
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	814
hospital care	329
inpatient care	329
minimally invasive procedures	26
nuclear scan	68
stress testing	142
ultrasound (sonogram)	376
vascular procedures	251

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	116
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	60
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	47
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Lumberton, TX were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

ambulatory monitoring	22
angioplasty	24
cardiac procedures	580
cardioversion	13
catheterization	51
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	957
hospital care	647
inpatient care	647
lab tests	135
minimally invasive procedures	56
nuclear scan	99
stent placement (stenting)	22
stress testing	206
ultrasound (sonogram)	427
vascular procedures	245

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD.

**Gender**
Female	367
Male	333

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	236
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	435
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	11
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	96
75 to 84	201
Less than 65	130
65 to 74	273

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	44
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD graduated from University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences. He completed residency at John Stroger Hospital of Cook County. He is certified by the Certification: MONTANA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS-PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences

Residency: John Stroger Hospital of Cook County

Board Certification: Certification: MONTANA BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS-PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Astrana Health

CHRISTUS Health

METROPOLITAN CARDIOLOGY P A

HPN

GTPA

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$21,136 VERQUVO $21,136
Boston Scientific Corporation	$6,090 TACHY GENERATOR $1,522	GENERAL THERAPIES $1,354	RESONATE $597	Tachy System $321	GENERAL - THERAPIES $298	Other $1,998
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$1,621 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,126	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $340	$155
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$908 ENTRESTO $777	LEQVIO $113	ARZERRA $18
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$642 BRILINTA $505	FARXIGA $137
Other	$6,536 LifeVest $613	ELIQUIS $546	XARELTO $487	CRM $360	Vascepa $265	Other $4,264

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$15,960
Food and Beverage	$13,779
Travel and Lodging	$7,173
Education	$22

Biography

Dr. Chima Nwaukwa's medical specialty is adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. Dr. Nwaukwa is professionally affiliated with Astrana Health and CHRISTUS Health. Before performing his residency at John Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Dr. Nwaukwa attended the University of Nigeria Faculty of Medical Sciences for medical school. According to Astrana Health, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Lumberton, TX.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chima Christian Nwaukwa, MD From 2012 - 2022

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