NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Obiefuna Andrew Nwabueze, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Urbana, IL

Obiefuna Andrew Nwabueze, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Urbana, Illinois, and NPI 1982191219, issued on Apr 23, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 036166752, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982191219
Name
Obiefuna Andrew Nwabueze
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
036166752 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
611 W Park St, Urbana, IL 61801
Phone
(217) 383-3440
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2018
Record last updated
Sep 12, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231027001828); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2018
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 611 W Park St

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

  1. Mohammed Abdul Sami, MDInternal Medicine Physician1770229577
  2. Zakaria Abdulnabi, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1790135499
  3. Hancel Achanzar, PTPhysical Therapist1558981316
  4. Timothy Ade, MDAnesthesiology Physician1043552672
  5. Naveed Adoni, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1881644177
  6. Ladonna Aebischer, RDRegistered Dietitian1750819637

Verify Obiefuna Andrew Nwabueze in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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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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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

800 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Obiefuna Nwabueze800
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Levetiracetam161 claims
  2. Divalproex Sodium62 claims
  3. Lamotrigine52 claims
  4. Topiramate52 claims
  5. Lacosamide41 claims
  6. Clonazepam33 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: $173.94

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Neuropace, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Obiefuna Nwabueze$173.94
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Carle Health Care IncorporatedPeoria, IL
  2. Methodist Medical Center OF IllinoisPeoria, IL

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

Obiefuna Andrew Nwabueze among 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois

Obiefuna Andrew Nwabueze, MD is one of 2,147 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 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 2018, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 877 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

31 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Urbana

They are 31 of the 1,744 NPPES records with a practice address in Urbana, and 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alan Burke, MDUrbana, IL 618011275943573
  2. Harriet Bursztyn, M.D.Urbana, IL 618011457485179
  3. Christopher Deese, MDUrbana, IL 618011912400714
  4. Priyanka GaitUrbana, IL 618011679801856
  5. Marshall Garrick, M.D.Urbana, IL 618011033286646
  6. Benjamin Gersh, MDUrbana, IL 618011942400072
  7. Ken Kochan, M.D.Urbana, IL 618011467520551
  8. Nakib Mansuri, MDUrbana, IL 618011093380818

Common questions

What is Obiefuna Andrew Nwabueze, MD's NPI number?

Obiefuna Andrew Nwabueze, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982191219, issued on Apr 23, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Obiefuna Andrew Nwabueze, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 611 W Park St, Urbana, IL, 61801. Phone: (217) 383-3440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Obiefuna Andrew Nwabueze, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036166752, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Obiefuna Andrew Nwabueze, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Obiefuna Andrew Nwabueze, MD had 800 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.