Azubueze A. Adogu, MD, PHD
Nephrology Physician · Athens, GA
Azubueze A. Adogu, MD, PHD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1518905959, issued on Jun 4, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 039272, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Azubueze A. Adogu
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 039272 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1440 N Chase St, Athens, GA 30601
- Phone
- (706) 227-2110
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 227-2116
- Medicaid IDs
- 000731618B GA
000731618F GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050315000488); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1440 N Chase St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Azubueze A. Adogu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 039272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
817 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate70 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl58 claims
- Clonidine Hcl55 claims
- Losartan Potassium49 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate46 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium44 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $9.98
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Oconee Medical GroupAthens, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Azubueze A. Adogu among 417 nephrology physician records in Georgia
Azubueze A. Adogu, MD, PHD is one of 417 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 343 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 417 nephrology physician records in Georgia.
All 417 in Georgia → Every provider in Athens → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emad Ahmed, MDAthens, GA 306061144394883
- Geoffrey Golembiewski, MDAthens, GA 306061467460709
- Sarah Johnson, M.D.Athens, GA 306061841451077
- Kirit Joshi, M.D.Athens, GA 306061447451190
- Rene Mackay, M.D.Athens, GA 306061285652990
- Srilakshmi Rebala, M.D.Athens, GA 306061730173733
- Brittany Starrett, NPAthens, GA 306061386239218
- Ashwin ThattiAthens, GA 306061013407253
Common questions
What is Azubueze A. Adogu, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Azubueze A. Adogu, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518905959, issued on Jun 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Azubueze A. Adogu, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1440 N Chase St, Athens, GA, 30601. Phone: (706) 227-2110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Azubueze A. Adogu, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 039272, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Azubueze A. Adogu, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Azubueze A. Adogu, MD, PHD had 817 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.