Chukwuma S. Ogugua, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Bemidji, MN
Chukwuma S. Ogugua, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Bemidji, Minnesota, and NPI 1326086968, issued on Jun 4, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 70012, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chukwuma S. Ogugua
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 70012 MN
2010-01067 NC
31497 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1233 34TH St NW, Bemidji, MN 56601
- Phone
- (218) 333-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 28, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220314002264); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1233 34TH St NW
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Verify Chukwuma S. Ogugua in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 70012Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,778 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol190 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa189 claims
- Spiriva Handihaler152 claims
- Ventolin Hfa145 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta132 claims
- Montelukast Sodium101 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $60.65
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Sanford Health OF Northern MinnesotaBemidji, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chukwuma S. Ogugua among 311 pulmonary disease physician records in Minnesota
Chukwuma S. Ogugua, MD is one of 311 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 85% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 244 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 311 pulmonary disease physician records in Minnesota.
All 311 in Minnesota → Every provider in Bemidji → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Greg Davis, MDBrainerd, MN 564011619060167
- Todd Greatens, MDBrainerd, MN 564011518942150
- Monazza Chaudhry, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031598326951
- Timothy Ehle, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031659575702
- Dennis Guadarrama, MD/MPHSaint Cloud, MN 563031619350402
- Robert Imel, DOSaint Cloud, MN 563031154850592
- Keith Leavell, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031184606311
- Melissa McClure, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031730374208
Common questions
What is Chukwuma S. Ogugua, MD's NPI number?
Chukwuma S. Ogugua, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326086968, issued on Jun 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chukwuma S. Ogugua, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1233 34TH St NW, Bemidji, MN, 56601. Phone: (218) 333-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chukwuma S. Ogugua, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 70012, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chukwuma S. Ogugua, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chukwuma S. Ogugua, MD had 1,778 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chukwuma S. Ogugua, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.