Iheanacho Obinnaya Emeruwa, MD, MBA
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Iheanacho Obinnaya Emeruwa, MD, MBA is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1013335355, issued on Apr 3, 2014. Check the license (California A154224, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Iheanacho Obinnaya Emeruwa
- Credential
- MD, MBA
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- A154224 CA
288378 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 365B, Los Angeles, CA 90095
- Phone
- (310) 825-7921
- Enumerated
- Apr 3, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200611002247); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Iheanacho Obinnaya Emeruwa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A154224Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
70 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 69% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Stiolto Respimat13 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa12 claims
- Incruse Ellipta11 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): 86.1 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: $401.22
4 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
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Iheanacho Obinnaya Emeruwa among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Iheanacho Obinnaya Emeruwa, MD, MBA is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 55% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Iheanacho Obinnaya Emeruwa, MD, MBA's NPI number?
Iheanacho Obinnaya Emeruwa, MD, MBA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013335355, issued on Apr 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Iheanacho Obinnaya Emeruwa, MD, MBA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Ucla Medical Plz Ste 365B, Los Angeles, CA, 90095. Phone: (310) 825-7921. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Iheanacho Obinnaya Emeruwa, MD, MBA's license?
NPPES lists California license number A154224, 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 Iheanacho Obinnaya Emeruwa, MD, MBA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Iheanacho Obinnaya Emeruwa, MD, MBA had 70 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Iheanacho Obinnaya Emeruwa, MD, MBA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 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.