# Chidinma Chima-Melton, MD

Source: https://ourhealthnetwork.com/doctor/chidinma-chima-melton-md-1306161625
NPI: 1306161625
Data source: CMS NPI Registry (DAC), refreshed monthly

## Quick facts

Chidinma Chima-Melton, MD is a pulmonary disease based in Norwalk, CA practicing at Tele-icu Inc with NPI 1306161625 and offers telehealth visits.

## Profile

- Primary specialty: Pulmonary Disease
- Secondary specialties: INTERNAL MEDICINE
- Credential: MD
- Gender: Female
- Medical school: STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- Graduation year: 2010
- Telehealth: Yes
- NPI: 1306161625 ([NPPES record](https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1306161625))

## Practice and contact

- Practice name: Tele-icu Inc
- Address: 13100 Studebaker Rd, Norwalk, CA, 906502531
- Phone: (628) 683-7515
- Group practice size: 6 members

## CMS quality measures (MIPS)

- Overall MIPS final score: 86.10/100
- Quality category score: 82.94/100
- Promoting Interoperability score: 100.00/100
- Improvement Activities score: 40.00/100
- Cost category score: 66.7384/100

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program. MIPS scores reflect Medicare provider performance on quality, cost, and care improvement measures.

## Insurance accepted (4 networks)

This provider is in network with the following insurance carriers, based on federal Transparency in Coverage filings and FHIR provider directories:

- [Cigna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/cigna) — 17 plans
- [UnitedHealthcare](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/unitedhealthcare) — 6 plans
- [Medicare](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/medicare) — 1 plan
- [UMR](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/umr) — 1 plan

To verify a specific plan covers Chidinma Chima-Melton, use the [OurHealthNetwork Insurance Matcher](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/tools/insurance-matcher?npis=1306161625).

## Industry payments disclosure (CMS Open Payments)

Per CMS Open Payments data (most recent year 2024), this provider has received 16 disclosed payments from medical industry sources totaling approximately $17,792.

Largest disclosed payer: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ($11,453 cumulative).

Source: CMS Open Payments program (federal financial-transparency dataset). Industry payment disclosures do not imply any wrongdoing; many are legitimate consulting fees, research support, or speaker honoraria.

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