Gerald Obinna Onuoha, MD, MS
Hospitalist Physician · Nashville, TN
Gerald Obinna Onuoha, MD, MS is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1790171544, issued on Apr 8, 2015. Check the license (Tennessee 0000059706, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald Obinna Onuoha
- Credential
- MD, MS
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 0000059706 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1037 31St Ave N Apt B, Nashville, TN 37209
- Phone
- (615) 338-1000
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191015001354); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gerald Obinna Onuoha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 0000059706Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
324 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir36 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium16 claims
- Clopidogrel16 claims
- Furosemide14 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate12 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: $6,500.00
1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. 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
- Hospital Medicine Services OF TN LLCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerald Obinna Onuoha among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee
Gerald Obinna Onuoha, MD, MS is one of 426 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 39% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.
All 426 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abiodun Adefurin, MDNashville, TN 372081265886568
- Andrew BasalyNashville, TN 372081619597853
- Dockmias Demeke, MDNashville, TN 372081437619749
- Kai Lu, MDNashville, TN 372081336727635
- Fatuma MohammedNashville, TN 372081619617578
- Abimbola OginniNashville, TN 372081639630445
- Syeda Zaidi, MDNashville, TN 372081952930596
- Joseph Bauer, DONashville, TN 372111134680895
Common questions
What is Gerald Obinna Onuoha, MD, MS's NPI number?
Gerald Obinna Onuoha, MD, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790171544, issued on Apr 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald Obinna Onuoha, MD, MS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1037 31St Ave N Apt B, Nashville, TN, 37209. Phone: (615) 338-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald Obinna Onuoha, MD, MS's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 0000059706, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gerald Obinna Onuoha, MD, MS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald Obinna Onuoha, MD, MS had 324 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.