NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles C. Otuonye, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Glendale, AZ

Charles C. Otuonye, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Glendale, Arizona, and NPI 1265444913, issued on Aug 12, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 34756, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265444913
Name
Charles C. Otuonye
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
34756 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5555 W. Thunderbird, Glendale, AZ 85306
Phone
(602) 865-2627
Enumerated
Aug 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 4, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(602) 865-2632
Medicaid ID
124359 AZ
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060920000130); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5555 W. Thunderbird

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Karen Alonso, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1033439328
  2. Satyavathi Atluri, MDHospitalist Physician1821082256
  3. Constantine Audeh, MDHospitalist Physician1902885346
  4. Umema Burney-Wood, D.O.Hospitalist Physician1710247630
  5. Danny Byun, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1811286925
  6. Learnmore Chiguma, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1912328501

Verify Charles C. Otuonye in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

418 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 57 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles Otuonye418
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Levofloxacin54 claims
  2. Cefdinir51 claims
  3. Methylprednisolone37 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
  5. Doxycycline Hyclate21 claims
  6. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Zion Medical Group PLLCPhoenix, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Charles C. Otuonye among 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona

Charles C. Otuonye, M.D. is one of 775 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2011 among the 618 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Arizona

There are 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Satyavathi Atluri, MDGlendale, AZ 853061821082256
  2. Constantine Audeh, MDGlendale, AZ 853061902885346
  3. Vinita Dodd, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853061174624837
  4. Andres Duque, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853061487856696
  5. Sanjay Kulkarni, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853061003923491
  6. Faiza Laleka, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853061538248042
  7. Duke Lee, MDGlendale, AZ 853061306810338
  8. Il-Lyuck Park, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853061245254127

Common questions

What is Charles C. Otuonye, M.D.'s NPI number?

Charles C. Otuonye, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265444913, issued on Aug 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles C. Otuonye, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5555 W. Thunderbird, Glendale, AZ, 85306. Phone: (602) 865-2627. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles C. Otuonye, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 34756, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Charles C. Otuonye, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles C. Otuonye, M.D. had 418 Medicare Part D claims for 216 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.