Emuesiri Catherine Ovwigho, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Pikeville, KY
Emuesiri Catherine Ovwigho, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Pikeville, Kentucky, and NPI 1013579606, issued on Jul 3, 2019. Check the license (Kentucky 56246, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Emuesiri Catherine Ovwigho
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 56246 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 911 Bypass RD Bldg A, Pikeville, KY 41501
- Phone
- (606) 430-3500
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 12, 2022
- Fax
- (606) 218-4697
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220809001699); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Emuesiri Catherine Ovwigho in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 56246Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
429 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone33 claims
- Levofloxacin22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate18 claims
- Furosemide18 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 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): 86.9 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: $74.24
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Pikeville Medical Center IncPikeville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Emuesiri Catherine Ovwigho among 302 hospitalist physician records in Kentucky
Emuesiri Catherine Ovwigho, MD is one of 302 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 92% 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 76% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 76% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2011 among the 248 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 37% 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 302 hospitalist physician records in Kentucky.
All 302 in Kentucky → Every provider in Pikeville → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ramya AkellaPikeville, KY 415011407309933
- Victor Lossev, M.D.Pikeville, KY 415011306005285
- Michael Smutko, DOFlatwoods, KY 411391982963773
- Hassan Abul-Khoudoud, MDAshland, KY 411011033255112
- Joshua Bryant, D.O.Ashland, KY 411011336522846
- Samantha Cook, M.D.Ashland, KY 411011134328594
- Vivekananda Datla, M.D.,Ashland, KY 411011154524148
- Sara Davis, MDAshland, KY 411011114338225
Common questions
What is Emuesiri Catherine Ovwigho, MD's NPI number?
Emuesiri Catherine Ovwigho, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013579606, issued on Jul 3, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Emuesiri Catherine Ovwigho, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 911 Bypass RD Bldg A, Pikeville, KY, 41501. Phone: (606) 430-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Emuesiri Catherine Ovwigho, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 56246, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Emuesiri Catherine Ovwigho, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Emuesiri Catherine Ovwigho, MD had 429 Medicare Part D claims for 184 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Emuesiri Catherine Ovwigho, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.9 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.