Charles Afam Obioha, M.D.
Specialist · Rockville, MD
Charles Afam Obioha, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Rockville, Maryland, and NPI 1235224270, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D47723, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Afam Obioha
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- D47723 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11400 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852
- Phone
- (301) 770-3334
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 770-3336
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041020000486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles Afam Obioha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license D47723Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
212 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole81 claims
- Gavilyte-G62 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: $157.69
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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
- Digestive Disease Clinic LLCRockville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles Afam Obioha among 938 specialist records in Maryland
Charles Afam Obioha, M.D. is one of 938 specialist records with a practice address in Maryland. 36% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 23% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1989 among the 220 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Maryland
There are 938 specialist records in Maryland.
All 938 in Maryland → Every provider in Rockville → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rick Fairhurst, MD, PHDRockville, MD 208521376966085
- Stephen Fontaine, PT,MPT,DPTRockville, MD 208521720202963
- Douglas Forman, M.D.North Bethesda, MD 208521013955236
- Roger Friedman, M.D.North Bethesda, MD 208521922046143
- Michal HelfgottRockville, MD 208521588938088
- Marc Hertzman, M.D.Rockville, MD 208521689676801
- Gino Mendoza, M.D.Rockville, MD 208521093793671
- Danilo Molieri, M.D.Rockville, MD 208521821076498
Common questions
What is Charles Afam Obioha, M.D.'s NPI number?
Charles Afam Obioha, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235224270, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Afam Obioha, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11400 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, 20852. Phone: (301) 770-3334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Afam Obioha, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D47723, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles Afam Obioha, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Afam Obioha, M.D. had 212 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.