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Ikechukwu Nwobu, MD
Ikechukwu Nwobu, MD
Conditions and Treatments
- High Blood Pressure
- Hypercalcemia
- Acute Nephritic Syndrome
- Multiple Myeloma
- Hypocalcemia
- Acute Tubular Necrosis
- Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome
- Acute Kidney Failure
- Alport Syndrome
- Amyloidosis
- Anemia
- Apparent Mineralocorticoid Excess Syndrome
- C1q Nephropathy
- Cholesterol Emboli
- Chronic Nephritis
- Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT)
- Cryoglobuinemia
- Dense Deposit Disease (MPGN Type 2)
- Diabetes Insipidus
- End-Stage Renal Disease
- Fanconi Syndrome
- Genetic Diseases
- Goodpasture Syndrome
- Hepatitis C-Associated Renal Disease
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hypernatremia
- Hypokalemia
- Hypophosphatemia
- Immunotactoid Glomerulopathy
- Kidney Infection
- Lead Nephropathy and Lead-Related Nephrotoxicity
- Lithium Nephrotoxicity
- Lupus, Systemic Lupus Erythematosis
- Medullary Sponge Kidney
- MesoAmerican Nephropathy
- Microscopic Polyangiitis
- MUC1 Nephropathy
- Necrotizing Glomerulonephritis
- Nephrosis
- Papillary Necrosis
- Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis
- Proliferative Glomerulonephritis with Monoclonal IgG Deposits (Nasr Disease)
- Pseudohypoparathyroidism
- Pyonephrosis
- Reflux Nephropathy
- Renal Artery Embolism
- Renal Disorders
- Renal Tubular Acidosis
- Renin Secreting Tumors (Juxtaglomerular Cell Tumor)
- Sarcoidosis Renal Disease
- Thin Basement Membrane Disease
- Uremia
- Uromodulin-Associated Kidney Disease
- Warfarin-Related Nephropathy
- Analgesic Nephropathy
- Antiphospholipid Syndrome
- Atheroembolic Renal Disease
- Calcineurin Inhibitor Nephrotoxicity
- Kidney Disease
- Churg-Strauss Syndrome
- Contrast Nephropathy
- Cystic Kidney Disease, Acquired
- Dent Disease (X-linked Recessive Nephrolithiasis)
- Diffuse Mesangial Sclerosis
- Fabry Disease
- Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis
- Gitelman Syndrome
- Hematuria (Pediatric)
- Hepatorenal Syndrome
- Hyperkalemia
- Hyperoxaluria
- Hypomagnesemia
- IgA Nephropathy
- Interstitial Nephritis
- Kidney Injury
- Liddle Syndrome
- Loin Pain Hematuria
- Malignancy-Associated Kidney Disease
- Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis
- Metabolic Acidosis
- Milk-Alkalai Syndrome
- Myeloproliferative Neoplams and Glomerulopathy
- Nephrocalcinosis
- Oxalate Nephropathy
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis
- Proteinuria (Protein in Urine)
- Pulmonary-Renal Syndrome
- Radiation Nephropathy
- Renal Agenesis
- Renal Artery Stenosis
- Renal Infarction
- Renal Vein Thrombosis
- Rhabdomyolysis
- Scleroderma Renal Crisis
- Tuberous Sclerosis
- Urinary Tract Infection/Inflammation
- Vancomycin-Associated Nephropathy
- Wegener's Granulomatosis
- ANCA Vasculitis
- APOL1 Mutations
- Bartter Syndrome
- Cardiorenal Syndrome
- Kidney Failure
- Collapsing Glomerulopathy
- Cortical Necrosis
- Cystinuria
- Diabetes and Diabetic Kidney Disease
- Drug-Induced Kidney Disease
- Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia
- Fibronectin Glomerulopathy
- Glomerular Disease
- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
- HNF1B-related Autosomal Dominant Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease
- Hypermagnesemia
- Hyperphosphatemia
- Hyponatremia
- IgG4 Nephropathy
- Kidney Damage
- Kidney Stones (Adult)
- Light Chain Deposition Disease
- Lupus Kidney Disease
- Malignant Hypertension
- Membranous Nephropathy
- Metabolic Alkalosis
- Minimal Change Disease
- Nail-Patella Syndrome
- Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
- Page Kidney
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Preeclampsia
- Pseudohyperaldosteronism
- Pyelonephritis (Kidney Infection)
- Rapidly Progessive Glomerulonephritis
- Renal Artery Aneurysm
- Renal Cyst
- Renal Osteodystrophy
- Renin Mutations and Autosomal Dominant Tubulointerstitial Kidney Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Renal Disease
- Sickle Cell Nephropathy
- Tumor Lysis Syndrome
- Urinary Tract Obstruction
- Waldenstroms' Macroglobulinemic Glomerulonephritis
- Hematuria (Adult)
Ratings and Reviews
4.9129 Ratings 16 Comments |
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|---|---|
| CP concern for questions/worries | 4.9 |
| CP efforts to include in decisions | 4.9 |
| CP explanations of prob/condition | 4.9 |
| CP spoke using clear language | 4.9 |
| Friendliness/courtesy of CP | 5.0 |
| Likelihood of recommending CP | 4.9 |
| Patients' confidence in CP | 4.9 |
| Time CP spent with patient | 4.9 |
| Wait time at clinic | 4.7 |
The overall Patient Rating score is the average of responses to the nine questions listed below. The questions are from the Press Ganey Patient Experience Survey. Responses are measured on a 1 to 5 scale, where 1 represents "very poor" and 5 represents "very good.
Patient Comments
- March 18, 2021very good patient interaction skills, pleasant personality, good listening skills
- March 8, 2021VERY GOOD AND CARING
- February 15, 2021*Dr. Nwobu answers my questions in easy to understand terms -
- February 14, 2021good
- February 2, 2021Excellent experience always. (This section is somewhat redundant/repetitious.
- February 1, 2021*Dr. Nwobu is an excellent nephrologist!
- January 28, 2021*Dr. Nwobu was outstanding in every respect.
- December 24, 2020Excellent person to talk to.
- December 4, 2020everything was just fine and perfect
- October 29, 2020Excellent trust.
- October 28, 2020Dr.Nwobu took extra time with me to explain the kidney's function which I had asked him about. I truly appreciated it. Dr. Nwobu is always courteous, kind, and so willing to listen. Both Wake Forest and i are lucky to have him!
- September 15, 2020He is a great doctor and explain things about my health on level to way I can understand. I really appreciate that.
- August 27, 2020very good doctor to talk to
- August 25, 2020Hands down Dr. Nwobu is the best doctor I have ever had! From our first appointment he has always listened, encouraged, found answers to what is going on with me: the list is endless. Dr. Nwobu literally saved my life... He will call me personally if I have questions and always has my best health in mind, as well as being personable. Your organization is blessed to have such a caring physician.
- August 19, 2020Good
- July 1, 2020*Dr. Nwobu was very nice. Explained fully, made me feel comfortable, relieved me, of any worries.
Locations
Nephrology - Premier
formerly known as Cornerstone Nephrology
Credentials
Education
- MD, University of Lagos College of Medicine Lagos Nigeria, 1997
Residency
- University of Lagos College of Medicine Lagos Nigeria, 1999
- State University of New York at Brooklyn Downstate Medical Center, 2006
Fellowship
- State University of New York at Brooklyn Downstate Medical Center, 2008
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Positions
- Physician - Wake Forest Health Network
Insurance
Wake Forest Baptist accepts most major health insurance plans for hospital, physician and clinic services and participates in Medicare and Medicaid government programs. For more information, visit Billing and Insurance.
This chart is a list of the most common health insurance plans we accept. This list is subject to change. Please check your individual plan to confirm their participation and the coverage allowed.
Due to the different physician groups and hospitals within the Wake Forest Baptist system, physician services and hospital services are billed separately. Please remember that health insurance coverage varies, so some services may not be covered.
If you don’t see your plan or you have questions, please call our Customer Service Center at 877-938-7497. We will do our best to work with you and your plan.
Key
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
HPR- High Point Regional
N/A - Not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC
NC - Not Contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC
Wake Forest Baptist Health Managed Care/MA Contracts - January 2019
AETNA (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
AETNA MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
AETNA WHOLE HEALTH: Accepted at all locations
BCBSNC (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations
BLUE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
BLUE VALUE: Accepted at all locations
CAROLINA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
CIGNA: Accepted at all locations
CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at NCBH and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC and Wilkes)
CIGNA HEALTHSPRING MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Wilkes and High Point)
CIGNA LIFESOURCE (TRANSPLANTS): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
COVENTRY/WELLPATH: Accepted at all locations
CRESCENT PPO (ASHEVILLE): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
DIRECT NET: Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
FIRST HEALTH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations
FIRSTCAROLINACARE (PINEHURST, NC): Accepted at NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for WFUHS, Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
GATEWAY HEALTH ALLIANCE (VIRGINIA): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
GOLDEN RULE INS (UNITED): Accepted at all locations
HEALTHGRAM (formerly PRIMARY PHYSICIAN CARE): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and LMC (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
HEALTHTEAM ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
HUMANA CHOICECARE: Accepted at all locations
HUMANA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations
LIBERTY ADVANTAGE (MEDICARE ADVANTAGE): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
MAGELLAN (BEHAVIORAL HEALTH): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH and CHC (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
MEDCOST: Accepted at all locations
MEDCOST ULTRA: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point (not applicable at CHC)
OPTUMHEALTH (TRANSPLANTS - APPLICABLE TO NCBH/WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
PREFERRED CARE OF VA INC: Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
SOUTHERN HEALTH SVCS (COVENTRY-PPO ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie and CHC (not contracted, very low to no volume for LMC, Wilkes and High Point)
TWIN COUNTY (VIRGINIA): Accepted at WFUHS and NCBH (not contracted, very low to no volume for Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, CHC and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Davie, LMC and Wilkes)
UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM (WFUHS ONLY): Accepted at WFUHS (not applicable for services provided at NCBH, Davie, LMC, CHC, Wilkes and High Point)
UNITED HEALTHCARE: Accepted at all locations
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations
WELLPATH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations
LMC ONLY - Contracts specific to support Lexington employer groups, low volume
BEECHSTREET PPO
NATIONAL PROVIDER NETWORK/MEDICAL RESOURCES
PHCS/MULTIPLAN
CHC ONLY - contracts specific to support CHC
AETNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
CIGNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (limited providers)
THN-TRIAD HEALTH NETWORK MA Plans only (Humana Medicare and Healthteam Advantage)
TRICARE
Key
WFUHS - Wake Forest University Health Sciences (professional services)
NCBH - North Carolina Baptist Hospital
LMC - Lexington Medical Center
CHC - Cornerstone Healthcare
Wilkes - Wilkes Regional Medical Center
HPR- High Point Regional
N/A - Not applicable to services provided at facility and/or CHC
NC - Not Contracted, very low to no volume for facility and/or CHC