NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chukwuemeka Onwuzurumba, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Durham, NC

Chukwuemeka Onwuzurumba, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1730640988, issued on Mar 29, 2019. Check the license on the North Carolina 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
1730640988
Name
Chukwuemeka Onwuzurumba
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
20558047 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Trent Dr, Durham, NC 27710
Phone
(919) 684-3491
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220802003990); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2019
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 200 Trent Dr

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

  1. Shruti Agashe, MDNeurology Physician1306376405
  2. Mohammed Alruwaisan, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1689970725
  3. Kaylea Betts, M.A., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1467794099
  4. Jenna Brothers, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1407278146
  5. Casey Brown, AGPCNP-BCNurse Practitioner1285041053
  6. Martha Carraway, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1174624621

Verify Chukwuemeka Onwuzurumba in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

104 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chukwuemeka Onwuzurumba104
  2. Specialty average226

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 2 group practices

  1. Century Integrated Partners, IncPlano, TX
  2. Emergency Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCMcAllen, TX

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

Chukwuemeka Onwuzurumba among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina

Chukwuemeka Onwuzurumba, MD is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 55% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

144 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham

They are 144 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joshua BroderDurham, NC 277101275616419
  2. Charles CairnsDurham, NC 277101164505301
  3. Kathleen Clem, MDDurham, NC 277101154404309
  4. Patrick DillonDurham, NC 277101184707333
  5. Charles Gerardo, M.D.Durham, NC 277101033292297
  6. David GordonDurham, NC 277101669555827
  7. Dean Harrison, M.D.Durham, NC 277101194809251
  8. Michael Hocker, MDDurham, NC 277101447334503

Common questions

What is Chukwuemeka Onwuzurumba, MD's NPI number?

Chukwuemeka Onwuzurumba, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730640988, issued on Mar 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chukwuemeka Onwuzurumba, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Trent Dr, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 684-3491. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chukwuemeka Onwuzurumba, MD's license?

Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chukwuemeka Onwuzurumba, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chukwuemeka Onwuzurumba, MD had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 73 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.