NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Onyekachi Otugo

Emergency Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL

Onyekachi Otugo is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1285024091, issued on Feb 1, 2015. Check the license 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
1285024091
Name
Onyekachi Otugo
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
278021 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
474 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(301) 602-9111
Enumerated
Feb 1, 2015
Record last updated
May 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190523000814); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2016
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 474 N Lake Shore Dr

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

  1. Jill Drury, PHARM.D.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1023382520
  2. Umang JainEmergency Medicine Physician1225428857

Verify Onyekachi Otugo in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  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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53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

106 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Onyekachi Otugo106
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Brigham And Womens Physicians Organization IncBoston, MA

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

Onyekachi Otugo among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois

Onyekachi Otugo is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,310 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,310 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Adams, MDChicago, IL 606111912993411
  2. Amer Aldeen, MDChicago, IL 606111124069000
  3. John Bailitz, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111710988654
  4. Emily Baran, MDChicago, IL 606111568407641
  5. George Chiampas, D.O.Chicago, IL 606111538169636
  6. Matthew Kippenhan, MDChicago, IL 606111639106974
  7. Amy Kontrick, MDChicago, IL 606111215973367
  8. Theodore Koutouzis, MDChicago, IL 606111891773321

Common questions

What is Onyekachi Otugo's NPI number?

Onyekachi Otugo's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285024091, issued on Feb 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Onyekachi Otugo located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 474 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (301) 602-9111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Onyekachi Otugo's license?

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 Onyekachi Otugo prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Onyekachi Otugo had 106 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.

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