Osita I. Onugha, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Culver City, CA
Osita I. Onugha, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Culver City, California, and NPI 1164600128, issued on Feb 1, 2008. Check the license (California A105537, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Osita I. Onugha
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- A105537 CA
3902200X CA
4301512908 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3831 Hughes Ave Ste 105, Culver City, CA 90232
- Phone
- (424) 452-6068
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2024
- Fax
- (424) 452-6069
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160920001630); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3831 Hughes Ave Ste 105
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Yoon Mi An, FNP-BC, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1164155008
- Qianghui Dai, NURSE PRACTITIONERAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1821752635
- Denita Price, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1386030054
Verify Osita I. Onugha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A105537Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $17,601.40
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Providence Saint Johns Medical FoundationSanta Monica, CA
- West Coast Thoracic SurgeryRedondo Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Osita I. Onugha among 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California
Osita I. Onugha, M.D. is one of 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 1997 among the 408 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in California
There are 634 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in California.
All 634 in California → Every provider in Culver City → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Nutting, MDGardena, CA 902471407853062
- Ming Huang, MDBeverly Hills, CA 902121922088954
- Gregory Kay, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA 902101881907707
- Jose Rivas, MDHuntington Park, CA 902551801897681
- Mont Smith, MDHuntington Park, CA 902551023082971
- Myles Lee, MDLynwood, CA 902621891716411
- Anthony Lee, M.D.Lynwood, CA 902621205857836
- Bassam Omari, M.D.Lynwood, CA 902621528078425
Common questions
What is Osita I. Onugha, M.D.'s NPI number?
Osita I. Onugha, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164600128, issued on Feb 1, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Osita I. Onugha, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3831 Hughes Ave Ste 105, Culver City, CA, 90232. Phone: (424) 452-6068. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Osita I. Onugha, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A105537, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Osita I. Onugha, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Osita I. Onugha, M.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.