Francis Chukwuemeka Obi, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Francis Chukwuemeka Obi, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1841659174, issued on Feb 15, 2016. Check the license (California 20A20617, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francis Chukwuemeka Obi
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 20A20617 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1061 E Vernon Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90011
- Phone
- (323) 233-9686
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2016
- Record last updated
- Apr 14, 2023
- Fax
- (323) 233-0595
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230601001152); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1061 E Vernon Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Francis Chukwuemeka Obi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 20A20617Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,233 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium130 claims
- Losartan Potassium68 claims
- Metformin Hcl62 claims
- Ibuprofen52 claims
- Gabapentin50 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate45 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: $451.71
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Clinica Del Socorro Medical Group,inc.Los Angeles, CA
- Doctor Paul Memorial Medical CenterInglewood, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Francis Chukwuemeka Obi among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Francis Chukwuemeka Obi, D.O. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2016, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,423 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
They are 1,423 of the 69,537 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Angeles, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Francis Chukwuemeka Obi, D.O.'s NPI number?
Francis Chukwuemeka Obi, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841659174, issued on Feb 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francis Chukwuemeka Obi, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1061 E Vernon Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90011. Phone: (323) 233-9686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francis Chukwuemeka Obi, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number 20A20617, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Francis Chukwuemeka Obi, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francis Chukwuemeka Obi, D.O. had 1,233 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.