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Ikechukwu Nwobu, MD

Ikechukwu Nwobu, MD
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Nephrology - Premier
4515 Premier Drive
Suite 403
High Point, NC 27265
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Treats only Adults
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Practicing Specialties

Languages

  • English

Conditions and Treatments

ANCA VasculitisAPOL1 MutationsAcute Kidney FailureAcute Nephritic SyndromeAcute Tubular NecrosisAlport SyndromeAmyloidosisAnalgesic NephropathyAnemiaAntiphospholipid SyndromeApparent Mineralocorticoid Excess SyndromeAtheroembolic Renal DiseaseBartter SyndromeC1q NephropathyCalcineurin Inhibitor NephrotoxicityCardiorenal SyndromeCholesterol EmboliChronic NephritisChurg-Strauss SyndromeCollapsing GlomerulopathyCongenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT)Contrast NephropathyCortical NecrosisCryoglobuinemiaCystic Kidney Disease, AcquiredCystinuriaDense Deposit Disease (MPGN Type 2)Dent Disease (X-linked Recessive Nephrolithiasis)Diabetes InsipidusDiabetes and Diabetic Kidney DiseaseDiffuse Mesangial SclerosisDrug-Induced Kidney DiseaseEnd-Stage Renal DiseaseFabry DiseaseFamilial Hypocalciuric HypercalcemiaFanconi SyndromeFibrillary GlomerulonephritisFibronectin GlomerulopathyGenetic DiseasesGitelman SyndromeGlomerular DiseaseGoodpasture SyndromeHNF1B-related Autosomal Dominant Tubulointerstitial Kidney DiseaseHematuria (Adult)Hematuria (Pediatric)Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)Hepatitis C-Associated Renal DiseaseHepatorenal SyndromeHigh Blood PressureHyperaldosteronismHypercalcemiaHyperkalemiaHypermagnesemiaHypernatremiaHyperoxaluriaHyperphosphatemiaHypocalcemiaHypokalemiaHypomagnesemiaHyponatremiaHypophosphatemiaIgA NephropathyIgG4 NephropathyImmunotactoid GlomerulopathyInterstitial NephritisKidney DamageKidney DiseaseKidney FailureKidney InfectionKidney InjuryKidney Stones (Adult)Lead Nephropathy and Lead-Related NephrotoxicityLiddle SyndromeLight Chain Deposition DiseaseLithium NephrotoxicityLoin Pain HematuriaLupus Kidney DiseaseLupus, Systemic Lupus ErythematosisMUC1 NephropathyMalignancy-Associated Kidney DiseaseMalignant HypertensionMedullary Sponge KidneyMembranoproliferative GlomerulonephritisMembranous NephropathyMesoAmerican NephropathyMetabolic AcidosisMetabolic AlkalosisMicroscopic PolyangiitisMilk-Alkalai SyndromeMinimal Change DiseaseMultiple MyelomaMyeloproliferative Neoplams and GlomerulopathyNail-Patella SyndromeNecrotizing GlomerulonephritisNephrocalcinosisNephrogenic Diabetes InsipidusNephrosisOxalate NephropathyPage KidneyPapillary NecrosisPolyarteritis NodosaPolycystic Kidney DiseasePost-Infectious GlomerulonephritisPost-Streptococcal GlomerulonephritisPreeclampsiaProliferative Glomerulonephritis with Monoclonal IgG Deposits (Nasr Disease)Proteinuria (Protein in Urine)PseudohyperaldosteronismPseudohypoparathyroidismPulmonary-Renal SyndromePyelonephritis (Kidney Infection)PyonephrosisRadiation NephropathyRapidly Progessive GlomerulonephritisReflux NephropathyRenal AgenesisRenal Artery AneurysmRenal Artery EmbolismRenal Artery StenosisRenal CystRenal DisordersRenal InfarctionRenal OsteodystrophyRenal Tubular AcidosisRenal Vein ThrombosisRenin Mutations and Autosomal Dominant Tubulointerstitial Kidney DiseaseRenin Secreting Tumors (Juxtaglomerular Cell Tumor)RhabdomyolysisRheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Renal DiseaseSarcoidosis Renal DiseaseScleroderma Renal CrisisSickle Cell NephropathyThin Basement Membrane DiseaseTuberous SclerosisTumor Lysis SyndromeUremiaUrinary Tract Infection/InflammationUrinary Tract ObstructionUromodulin-Associated Kidney DiseaseVancomycin-Associated NephropathyVon Hippel-Lindau SyndromeWaldenstroms' Macroglobulinemic GlomerulonephritisWarfarin-Related NephropathyWegener's Granulomatosis

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Credentials

Board Certifications

Ikechukwu Nwobu, MD certified by American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal MedicineIkechukwu Nwobu, MD certified by American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Residencies

State University of New York at Brooklyn Downstate Medical Center, 2006University of Lagos College of Medicine Lagos Nigeria, 1999

Fellowships

State University of New York at Brooklyn Downstate Medical Center, 2008

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 - January2022

AETNA CONNECTED ACA/Exchange: Accepted at all locations

AETNA (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations

AETNA MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations

AETNA WHOLE HEALTH: Accepted at all locations

ALIGNMENT HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, CHC and Wilkes (not applicable to services provided at High Point)

AMBETTER OF NC: Accepted at all locations

AMERIHEALTH CARITAS NEXT ACA/Exchange: Accepted at all locations

APEX MEDICARE ADVANTAGE: Accepted at all locations

BCBSNC (PPO & HMO): Accepted at all locations

BCBS HIGH PERFORMANCE (NATIONAL NETWORK): Accepted at all locations

BLUE LOCAL WITH ATRIUM HEALTH: 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, CHC and High Point (not applicable to services provided at Wilkes)

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)

DEVOTED HEALTH: Accepted at all locations

DIRECT NET:
Accepted at WFUHS, NCBH, Davie, LMC, Wilkes and High Point (not contracted, very low to no volume for CHC)

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 ESSENTIALS ACA/EXCHANGE: Accepted at all locations

UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE: Accepted at all locations

VA CCN: Accepted at all locations

WELLCARE: Accepted at all locations

WELLPATH (COVENTRY): Accepted at all locations 


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

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