NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Obi Ekwenna, M.D.

Transplant Surgery Physician · Toledo, OH

Obi Ekwenna, M.D. is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Toledo, Ohio, and NPI 1245480169, issued on Sep 27, 2008. Check the license (Ohio 35.127560, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245480169
Name
Obi Ekwenna
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License numbers
35.127560 OH
036135672 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3000 Arlington Ave Ste 2B, Toledo, OH 43614
Phone
(419) 383-3578
Enumerated
Sep 27, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 23, 2025
Fax
(419) 383-3388
Medicaid ID
0179705 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160829000896); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2007
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3000 Arlington Ave Ste 2B

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Angela Boudouris-Powers, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659608719
  2. Arsen Savzyan, APRN-CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346900941
  3. Annette Stevenson, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558875435

Verify Obi Ekwenna in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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5.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average transplant surgery physician in 2024

1,287 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Obi Ekwenna1,287
  2. Specialty average260

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone151 claims
  2. Valganciclovir Hcl110 claims
  3. Clotrimazole96 claims
  4. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim93 claims
  5. Tamsulosin Hcl87 claims
  6. Famotidine74 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: $511.50

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Procept BioRobotics Corporation. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Obi Ekwenna$511.50
  2. Specialty average$3,913.05

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

  1. University OF Toledo Physicians LLCToledo, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Obi Ekwenna among 54 transplant surgery physician records in Ohio

Obi Ekwenna, M.D. is one of 54 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 69% 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 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 41% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 35 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Ohio

There are 54 transplant surgery physician records in Ohio.

The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adekunle Lawal, MDToledo, OH 436141639060585
  2. John Rabets, MDToledo, OH 436141174749907
  3. Kunal Yadav, M.B.B.S., M.S.Toledo, OH 436141346592458
  4. Thomas Butler, MDPerrysburg, OH 435511073774311
  5. Johnny Hong, MDPerrysburg, OH 435511538194436
  6. Ronald Ferguson, MDColumbus, OH 432121649222977
  7. Mitchell Henry, MDColumbus, OH 432121205889482
  8. Musab Alebrahim, M.D.Columbus, OH 432101679090831

Common questions

What is Obi Ekwenna, M.D.'s NPI number?

Obi Ekwenna, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245480169, issued on Sep 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Obi Ekwenna, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 Arlington Ave Ste 2B, Toledo, OH, 43614. Phone: (419) 383-3578. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Obi Ekwenna, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.127560, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Obi Ekwenna, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Obi Ekwenna, M.D. had 1,287 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. 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.