Laura Benjamin Ngwenya, M.D., PH.D.
Neurological Surgery Physician · Cincinnati, OH
Laura Benjamin Ngwenya, M.D., PH.D. is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1316193642, issued on Aug 18, 2008. Check the license (Ohio 35.128297, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Benjamin Ngwenya
- Credential
- M.D., PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 35.128297 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 222 Piedmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219
- Phone
- (513) 475-8990
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160523002241); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Benjamin Ngwenya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.128297Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 78.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Cincinnati Physicians Company LLCCincinnati, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Benjamin Ngwenya among 357 neurological surgery physician records in Ohio
Laura Benjamin Ngwenya, M.D., PH.D. is one of 357 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 49% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 357 neurological surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 357 in Ohio → Every provider in Cincinnati → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Owoicho Adogwa, MDCincinnati, OH 452191154681542
- Joseph Cheng, MDCincinnati, OH 452191073697173
- Arthur Cole, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191891799698
- Hayan Dayoub, MDCincinnati, OH 452191740322544
- Jonathan Forbes, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191609928084
- David GimbelCincinnati, OH 452191275765729
- Dale Horne, MD, PHDCincinnati, OH 452191023011707
- Hasan Kocaeli, MDCincinnati, OH 452191710176938
Common questions
What is Laura Benjamin Ngwenya, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Benjamin Ngwenya, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316193642, issued on Aug 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Benjamin Ngwenya, M.D., PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 Piedmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45219. Phone: (513) 475-8990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Benjamin Ngwenya, M.D., PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.128297, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Laura Benjamin Ngwenya, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.8 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.