Chima Onwukeme
Emergency Medicine Physician · Lagrange, GA
Chima Onwukeme is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Lagrange, Georgia, and NPI 1356440333, issued on Sep 22, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 040503, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chima Onwukeme
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 040503 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Vernon RD, Lagrange, GA 30240
- Phone
- (706) 845-3706
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 000673582K GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120717000149); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chima Onwukeme in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 040503Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
498 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone45 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine36 claims
- Cephalexin31 claims
- Levofloxacin26 claims
- Tramadol Hcl26 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen22 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 3 group practices
- Newgen Alabama Billing LLCOzark, AL
- Tanner Intensive Medical Services IncWedowee, AL
- Tombigbee Healthcare AuthorityDemopolis, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chima Onwukeme among 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia
Chima Onwukeme is one of 1,685 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 79% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2011 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Georgia
There are 1,685 emergency medicine physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- James Ragan, M.D.Lagrange, GA 302401265531248
- Stephen Skidmore, D.O.Lagrange, GA 302401275929663
- Jeremy White, DO/PHDLagrange, GA 302401780966515
- Uchenna Aguwa, DOJonesboro, GA 302361164625950
- Stanley Allen, MDJonesboro, GA 302361164476149
Common questions
What is Chima Onwukeme's NPI number?
Chima Onwukeme's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356440333, issued on Sep 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chima Onwukeme located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Vernon RD, Lagrange, GA, 30240. Phone: (706) 845-3706. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chima Onwukeme's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 040503, 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 Chima Onwukeme prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chima Onwukeme had 498 Medicare Part D claims for 345 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.