Nancy Ndidi Emelife, MD
Diagnostic Radiology · Carrollton
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Renaissance Medical Foundation · 178 clinicians in this group
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Hospitals listed: Carrollton Regional Medical Center · Dallas Regional Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
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California Medical Board record
Licence A166392 · Current
Licensed to practise in California · since 2019 · expires 2027-10-31 · University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Hospitals they work in
2 hospitals
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Carrollton Regional Medical CenterCarrollton, TXAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency departmentPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 54% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 2 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.162, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
- Dallas Regional Medical CenterMesquite, TXAcute Care Hospital · Proprietary · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Prime Healthcare Services, which runs 45 hospitals in 14 statesPatients rate it 3 of 5 · 63% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.321, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for Carrollton Regional Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. Safety: 0 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 4 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 3 the same, 1 worse of 5 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.162 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1 (0 to 2.07) · 206 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.89 (0.45 to 1.32) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.7 · 33 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 12.1 · 39 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.7 · 98 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.6 · 25 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4.1 · 688 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.2 (0 to 0.43) · 1,271 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.04 to 0.46) · 1,249 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.7 (1.31 to 6.09) · 432 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.1 (0.38 to 3.81) · 209 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.74 (1.09 to 4.4) · 421 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 7.43 (0 to 16.49) · 223 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.91 (0.7 to 9.11) · 169 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.72 (0.21 to 3.23) · 96 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.37 (0 to 1.41) · 844 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 4.7 · 41 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15 · 67 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 22.5 · 102 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -15.8 · 47 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -24.4 · 113 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 18.6 · 171 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.1 · 43 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 18.7 · 33 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1 (0.7 to 1.4) · 83 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (249 patients answered, 13% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 1 |
| Overall hospital rating | 2 |
| Quietness | 3 |
| Recommend hospital | 2 |
| Room was "always" clean | 69% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 72% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 69% |
| Staff "always" explained | 53% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 76% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 76% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 64% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 68% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 75% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 61% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 68% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 67% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 79% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 59% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 54% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 38% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 76% |
See every measure and the patient survey for Dallas Regional Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 6 measures. Safety: 1 better, 4 the same, 0 worse of 5 measures. Readmissions: 1 better, 3 the same, 1 worse of 5 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.321 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.03 (0 to 2.11) · 177 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.13 (0.72 to 1.55) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.3 · 60 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 13 · 42 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 10.7 · 96 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 16.8 · 189 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 13.7 · 85 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 4 · 1,289 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.03 to 0.48) · 1,925 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.25 (0.04 to 0.46) · 1,979 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 3.21 (0.68 to 5.74) · 194 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.58 (0.87 to 4.28) · 184 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.75 (0.22 to 3.27) · 29 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.21 (0.34 to 2.07) · 1,379 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.316 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.435 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.7 · 76 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21.5 · 297 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -34 · 115 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -27 · 198 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16.7 · 450 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 19.6 · 150 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.6 (9.3 to 17.1) · 78 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (464 patients answered, 22% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 2 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 2 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 4 |
| Recommend hospital | 2 |
| Room was "always" clean | 70% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 72% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 78% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 72% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 69% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 74% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 83% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 64% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 73% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 66% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 70% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 79% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 58% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 63% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 46% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 84% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$35,659
Medicare paid this office $35,659 for 545 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Screening mammography | 455 | $15,656 | $34 |
| Screening 3d breast mammography | 436 | $11,800 | $27 |
| Diagnostic mammography of 1 breast | 69 | $1,987 | $25 |
| Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, unilateral or bilateral (list separately in addition to 77065 or 77066) | 79 | $1,570 | $18 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | 71 | $1,382 | $19 |
See all 7 services
| Screening mammography | 455 | $15,656 | $34 |
| Screening 3d breast mammography | 436 | $11,800 | $27 |
| Diagnostic mammography of 1 breast | 69 | $1,987 | $25 |
| Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, unilateral or bilateral (list separately in addition to 77065 or 77066) | 79 | $1,570 | $18 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | 71 | $1,382 | $19 |
| Diagnostic mammography of both breasts | 39 | $974 | $25 |
| Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine | 12 | $108 | $9 |
Who their Medicare patients are
545 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 73 · Under 65 4% · 85 and older 3% · Also on Medicaid 5% · Health risk score 0.80. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical diagnostic radiology clinician is at 1.7.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 67% · Diabetes 26% · Chronic kidney disease 19% · Coronary heart disease 17% · Depression 15% · Cancer 11% · COPD 11% · Atrial fibrillation 9% · Heart failure 6% · Stroke 3%.
The office billed $225,378, Medicare allowed $39,403 and paid $35,659; for 1,216 services of 13 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 545 | 1,216 | 73 | 0.80 | $225,378 | $35,659 |
| 2023 | 691 | 1,287 | 72 | 0.89 | $296,091 | $42,676 |
| 2022 | 1,126 | 2,496 | 72 | 1.06 | $601,371 | $83,758 |
| 2021 | 582 | 1,214 | 72 | 0.98 | $319,103 | $38,228 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 7 services
| Screening mammography | 518 | $18,545 | $36 |
| Screening 3d breast mammography | 382 | $10,833 | $28 |
| Diagnostic mammography of 1 breast | 96 | $2,785 | $28 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | 86 | $2,286 | $27 |
| Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, unilateral or bilateral (list separately in addition to 77065 or 77066) | 94 | $1,952 | $21 |
| Diagnostic mammography of both breasts | 51 | $1,748 | $34 |
| Mri scan of both breasts | 13 | $969 | $75 |
2022: 11 services
| Screening mammography | 751 | $29,169 | $39 |
| Screening 3d breast mammography | 750 | $23,311 | $31 |
| Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, unilateral or bilateral (list separately in addition to 77065 or 77066) | 256 | $6,060 | $23 |
| Diagnostic mammography of 1 breast | 172 | $5,887 | $30 |
| Diagnostic mammography of both breasts | 117 | $4,722 | $40 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | 115 | $3,474 | $28 |
| Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using x-ray with needle, first growth | 22 | $3,152 | $137 |
| Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth | 18 | $2,069 | $115 |
| Mri scan of both breasts | 13 | $1,131 | $87 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 61 | $464 | $8 |
| X-ray of surgical specimen | 21 | $365 | $14 |
2021: 8 services
| Screening mammography | 399 | $14,348 | $36 |
| Screening 3d breast mammography | 391 | $11,140 | $28 |
| Diagnostic mammography of 1 breast | 67 | $2,463 | $31 |
| Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, unilateral or bilateral (list separately in addition to 77065 or 77066) | 95 | $2,229 | $23 |
| Diagnostic mammography of both breasts | 38 | $1,490 | $37 |
| Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using x-ray with needle, first growth | 11 | $1,409 | $128 |
| Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast | 44 | $1,285 | $26 |
| X-ray of chest, 1 view | 33 | $237 | $7 |
Medicaid work
$1,663 in 2024
Medicaid paid $1,663 for 30 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 17 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed | 17 | $1,025 |
| SCREENING DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS BI | 13 | $637 |
| 2024 | 30 | 2 | 17 | $1,663 |
| 2023 | 65 | 3 | 20 | $3,612 |
| 2022 | 998 | 7 | 62 | $18,670 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed | 33 | $1,975 |
| SCREENING DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS BI | 20 | $981 |
| Ultrasound, breast, unilateral, real time with image documentation, including axilla when performed; limited | 12 | $656 |
2022
| Screening mammography, bilateral (2-view study of each breast), including computer-aided detection (CAD) when performed | 265 | $6,141 |
| SCREENING DIGITAL BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS BI | 265 | $4,861 |
| Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, unilateral or bilateral (list separately in addition to 77065 or 77066) | 153 | $2,316 |
| Ultrasound, breast, unilateral, real time with image documentation, including axilla when performed; limited | 98 | $1,773 |
| DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY COMPUTER-AIDED DETCJ UNI | 78 | $1,721 |
| DIAGNOSTIC MAMMOGRAPHY COMPUTER-AIDED DETCJ BI | 54 | $1,486 |
| Radiologic examination, chest; single view | 85 | $372 |
Money from drug and device companies
$375 in 2021
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | None | $375 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | None | $375 |
Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| Hologic | Selenia Dimensions 3d System | $375 | 1 payment
|
See the published payment
| Hologic | Education · 2021-10-06 | Selenia Dimensions 3d System | $375 |
See earlier years (2020)
2020: $375
| Hologic | Selenia Dimensions | $375 | 1 payment
|
Checkups this office reported
Medicare did not publish checkup rates for this clinician.
- Medicare’s overall office score
- 87.6 / 100
- Scores the office’s reporting and systems. It is not a grade for how the doctor treats you.
Professional record
- NPI
- 1992124093
- Licence
- CA A166392California A166392: Current · expires 2027-10-31
- Trained
- University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, 2014
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Diagnostic radiology (2085R0202X)
- Mailing address
- 875 Blake Wilbur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304
- NPI first listed
- 2014-04-16
- NPI last updated
- 2024-10-03
- NPI record certified
- 2024-10-03
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.
Extra NPI addresses: 4215 Joe Ramsey Blvd E, Greenville, TX, 75401 · 1430 Tulane Ave, Sl-50, New Orleans, LA, 70112