Kenneth Nwosu
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Torrance, CA
Kenneth Nwosu is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1548543853, issued on Sep 22, 2011. Check the license (California A126243, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Nwosu
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- A126243 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
- Phone
- (909) 659-1852
- Enumerated
- Sep 22, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170817001881); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 W Carson St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kenneth Nwosu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A126243Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $45,731.52
76 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- South Sound Neurosurgery PLLCPuyallup, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth Nwosu among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
Kenneth Nwosu is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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- Abraham Lin, MDTorrance, CA 905021861686172
- Matthew Muffly, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021700147311
- Norman Nakata, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021467482547
- Andrea Snow, M.D.Torrance, CA 905021205020203
- Frank Yuan, MDTorrance, CA 905021184248957
Common questions
What is Kenneth Nwosu's NPI number?
Kenneth Nwosu's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548543853, issued on Sep 22, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Nwosu located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (909) 659-1852. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Nwosu's license?
NPPES lists California license number A126243, 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 Kenneth Nwosu prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Nwosu had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.