Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Walter Chikelueze Wakwe, MD

Individual provider Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · NPI 1881910115

Dr. Walter Chikelueze Wakwe, MD practises Thoracic Surgery in Sun City, Arizona. Graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2010, 16 years ago. Practices with Honorhealth Ambulatory, a 625-clinician group, works from 2 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Arizona.

Years since qualifying
16
Trained at
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Licensed in
AZ
In the registry since
2010
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

10401 W Thunderbird Blvd
Sun City, AZ 85351
Phone: (623) 977-7211
Fax: (480) 256-3682
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 10401 W Thunderbird Blvd Ste 200, Sun City, AZ 85351-3004 — (623) 832-3444

Specialties & licences

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208G00000X · Licence 60750 (AZ)

Record details

NPI number1881910115
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 12, 2010
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 24, 2025
Certification dateSeptember 22, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyTHORACIC SURGERY
Also practisesSURGICAL ONCOLOGY
Medical schoolVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2010 (16 years in practice)
Group practice Honorhealth Ambulatory — 625 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 35 times · 58th percentile
Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients119
Services billed 444 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Education $8,000 2 payments · educational material or training, not a fee
Food and Beverage $1,647 14 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $1,618 10 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center Hospital · Phoenix, AZ
  • Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Hospital · Scottsdale, AZ
  • Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Hospital · Scottsdale, AZ

Colleagues at Honorhealth Ambulatory

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 625 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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