John Obinna Uche, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Newton, NC
John Obinna Uche, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Newton, North Carolina, and NPI 1235103102, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-02140, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Obinna Uche
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2016-02140 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1915 Fairgrove Church RD, Newton, NC 28658
- Phone
- (828) 468-3980
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 30, 2023
- Fax
- (828) 464-2845
- Medicaid IDs
- 0274457 OH
2613845 OH
0824228 OH - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191111000289); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1915 Fairgrove Church RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Dianca Edwards, CCC/SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1780925453
- Betsy Ellington, LCSWClinical Social Worker1831311356
- Jessica Gendernalik, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1396208799
Verify John Obinna Uche in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-02140Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,073 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin90 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium61 claims
- Sertraline Hcl52 claims
- Famotidine47 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium37 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium36 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: $157.69
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Hopscotch Primary Care PLLCShelby, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Obinna Uche among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
John Obinna Uche, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Newton
They are 12 of the 199 NPPES records with a practice address in Newton, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is John Obinna Uche, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Obinna Uche, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235103102, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Obinna Uche, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1915 Fairgrove Church RD, Newton, NC, 28658. Phone: (828) 468-3980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Obinna Uche, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-02140, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Obinna Uche, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Obinna Uche, M.D. had 1,073 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.