NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Onwura Michael Obiekwe, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Griffin, GA

Onwura Michael Obiekwe, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Griffin, Georgia, and NPI 1972585446, issued on Nov 18, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 50236, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972585446
Name
Onwura Michael Obiekwe
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
50236 GA
050236 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
601 S 8TH St, Griffin, GA 30224
Phone
(770) 467-6314
Enumerated
Nov 18, 2005
Record last updated
Feb 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
00949253B GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040716000281); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 1979
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 601 S 8TH St

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

  1. Nour AbuzaidiehPharmacist1669020566
  2. Bipin AdhikariInternal Medicine Physician1902556376
  3. Parth Manojkumar Adrejiya, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578308524
  4. Matthew Aharonov, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1023679743
  5. Matthew Amin, MDInternal Medicine Physician1831770270
  6. Cyril Anara, M.DHospitalist Physician1053660969

Verify Onwura Michael Obiekwe in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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10.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024

5,345 Medicare Part D claims for 577 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 65 claims were for opioids.

  1. Onwura Obiekwe5,345
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate433 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium374 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl238 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium164 claims
  5. Lisinopril135 claims
  6. Jardiance126 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.9 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $345.40

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Onwura Obiekwe$345.40
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Wellstar Medical Group LLCKennesaw, GA

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

Onwura Michael Obiekwe among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia

Onwura Michael Obiekwe, MD is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • Graduated1979 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Georgia

There are 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cyril Anara, M.DGriffin, GA 302241053660969
  2. Hailubeza Argaw, MDGriffin, GA 302241336843119
  3. Lewam Berhe, MDGriffin, GA 302241336778463
  4. Iris Castro-Revoredo, M.D.Griffin, GA 302241801984562
  5. Patricia Haibach, DOGriffin, GA 302241790713550
  6. Nageshwar Kothur, MDGriffin, GA 302241134865868
  7. Omar Abumahfouz, MDFayetteville, GA 302141356621858
  8. Oyeyemi Amosu, M.D.Fayetteville, GA 302141740350255

Common questions

What is Onwura Michael Obiekwe, MD's NPI number?

Onwura Michael Obiekwe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972585446, issued on Nov 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Onwura Michael Obiekwe, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 S 8TH St, Griffin, GA, 30224. Phone: (770) 467-6314. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Onwura Michael Obiekwe, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 50236, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Onwura Michael Obiekwe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Onwura Michael Obiekwe, MD had 5,345 Medicare Part D claims for 577 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Onwura Michael Obiekwe, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 of 100. 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.

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