NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dominic Emeka Nkwocha, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Smyrna, GA

Dominic Emeka Nkwocha, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Smyrna, Georgia, and NPI 1942221718, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 55280, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite 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
1942221718
Name
Dominic Emeka Nkwocha
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
55280 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4015 S Cobb Dr SE, Smyrna, GA 30080
Phone
(678) 324-8406
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 19, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(678) 324-8408
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041012000809); 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 4015 S Cobb Dr SE

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

  1. Carl AbernathyProfessional Counselor1336466408
  2. Alyza Berman, LCSWClinical Social Worker1750521688
  3. Jeffrey Cohen, LPCProfessional Counselor1679762850
  4. Brian Conner, LPCProfessional Counselor1245460849
  5. Paul Earley, M.D.Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1588690457
  6. Mary Giattina, LCSWClinical Social Worker1154609725

Verify Dominic Emeka Nkwocha in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite 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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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

3,743 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Dominic Nkwocha3,743
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate275 claims
  2. Duloxetine Hcl267 claims
  3. Clonazepam259 claims
  4. Trazodone Hcl245 claims
  5. Alprazolam240 claims
  6. Risperidone151 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: $4,378.43

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neuronetics, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dominic Nkwocha$4,378.43
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Dominic Emeka Nkwocha among 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia

Dominic Emeka Nkwocha, MD is one of 1,291 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% 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, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2002 among the 516 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

29 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Smyrna

They are 29 of the 1,292 NPPES records with a practice address in Smyrna, and 1,291 psychiatry physician records in Georgia.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Edward Ajayi, MDSmyrna, GA 300801285649707
  2. Hemachandra Gunawardhana, MDSmyrna, GA 300801558369413
  3. Ivan Hoffman, M.D.Smyrna, GA 300801861423360
  4. Dirk Huttenbach, MDSmyrna, GA 300801679536163
  5. Kingsley Iyamu, M.D.Smyrna, GA 300801275615171
  6. Timothy Kennedy, MDSmyrna, GA 300801891885869
  7. John Lochridge, M.D.Smyrna, GA 300801053423244
  8. Karl Mihalovits, MDSmyrna, GA 300801588767909

Common questions

What is Dominic Emeka Nkwocha, MD's NPI number?

Dominic Emeka Nkwocha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942221718, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dominic Emeka Nkwocha, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4015 S Cobb Dr SE, Smyrna, GA, 30080. Phone: (678) 324-8406. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dominic Emeka Nkwocha, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 55280, 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 Dominic Emeka Nkwocha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dominic Emeka Nkwocha, MD had 3,743 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.