Obinna Nnaemeka Eruchalu, MD
Surgery Physician · Monroe, NC
Obinna Nnaemeka Eruchalu, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Monroe, North Carolina, and NPI 1194788042, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 00-38331, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Obinna Nnaemeka Eruchalu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 00-38331 NC
38331 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 907 Fitzgerald St, Monroe, NC 28112
- Phone
- (704) 226-0531
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2025
- Fax
- (704) 292-7880
- Medicaid ID
- 8930776 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040723000367); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Obinna Nnaemeka Eruchalu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 00-38331Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
143 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel22 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Cilostazol20 claims
- Prednisone12 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 claims
- Xarelto11 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: $357.69
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Obinna Nnaemeka Eruchalu among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
Obinna Nnaemeka Eruchalu, MD is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2004 among the 773 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 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Lance Diehl, MDMonroe, NC 281121013991579
- Tiv Johnson, MDMonroe, NC 281121841211448
- David Rice, MDMonroe, NC 281121629206826
- James Whinna, MDMonroe, NC 281121639190234
- Kristin Williams, MDMonroe, NC 281121205194461
- Gerhardt Winkel, MDMonroe, NC 281121184696593
Common questions
What is Obinna Nnaemeka Eruchalu, MD's NPI number?
Obinna Nnaemeka Eruchalu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194788042, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Obinna Nnaemeka Eruchalu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 907 Fitzgerald St, Monroe, NC, 28112. Phone: (704) 226-0531. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Obinna Nnaemeka Eruchalu, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 00-38331, 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 Obinna Nnaemeka Eruchalu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Obinna Nnaemeka Eruchalu, MD had 143 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.