Obinna Ugwuegbu, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Cleveland, OH
Obinna Ugwuegbu, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1295471167, issued on May 12, 2022. Check the license (Ohio 35.156073, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Obinna Ugwuegbu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 35.156073 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Cleveland Clinic 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195
- Phone
- (216) 444-2200
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Obinna Ugwuegbu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.156073Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
475 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost106 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol63 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate59 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate52 claims
- Timolol Maleate27 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine21 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: $233.59
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 Ugwuegbu among 751 ophthalmology physician records in Ohio
Obinna Ugwuegbu, MD is one of 751 ophthalmology 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 2022, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 96% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Ohio
There are 751 ophthalmology physician records in Ohio.
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- Peter Kaiser, MDCleveland, OH 441951558300590
- Careen Lowder, MDCleveland, OH 441951841231693
- Andreas Marcotty, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441951265496939
- Shari Martyn, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441951073577235
Common questions
What is Obinna Ugwuegbu, MD's NPI number?
Obinna Ugwuegbu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295471167, issued on May 12, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Obinna Ugwuegbu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Cleveland Clinic 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH, 44195. Phone: (216) 444-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Obinna Ugwuegbu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.156073, 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.
How much does Obinna Ugwuegbu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Obinna Ugwuegbu, MD had 475 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.