Osita Anthony Onyekwere, M.D.
Specialist · Anniston, AL
Osita Anthony Onyekwere, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Anniston, Alabama, and NPI 1518923465, issued on Apr 20, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 19196, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Osita Anthony Onyekwere
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 19196 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1129 Christine Ave, Anniston, AL 36207
- Phone
- (256) 237-0025
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 237-4795
- Medicaid ID
- 529900890 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080115000165); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Morehouse School Of Medicine, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1129 Christine Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shannon Coplin, PAPhysician Assistant1538387626
Verify Osita Anthony Onyekwere in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
Search for license 19196Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average specialist in 2024
5,180 Medicare Part D claims for 513 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel423 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate396 claims
- Eliquis335 claims
- Carvedilol298 claims
- Isosorbide Mononitrate Er254 claims
- Losartan Potassium228 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): 79.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $653.59
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 one group practice
- The Health Care Authority OF The City OF AnnistonAnniston, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Osita Anthony Onyekwere among 545 specialist records in Alabama
Osita Anthony Onyekwere, M.D. is one of 545 specialist records with a practice address in Alabama. 42% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 1991 among the 160 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 82% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 specialist records list a practice address in Anniston
They are 35 of the 816 NPPES records with a practice address in Anniston, and 545 specialist records in Alabama.
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- Robert Garner, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071104823467
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- Robert HurlbuttAnniston, AL 362071376506584
- Roderick Johnson, M.D.Anniston, AL 362071417920786
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Common questions
What is Osita Anthony Onyekwere, M.D.'s NPI number?
Osita Anthony Onyekwere, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518923465, issued on Apr 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Osita Anthony Onyekwere, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1129 Christine Ave, Anniston, AL, 36207. Phone: (256) 237-0025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Osita Anthony Onyekwere, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 19196, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Osita Anthony Onyekwere, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Osita Anthony Onyekwere, M.D. had 5,180 Medicare Part D claims for 513 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Osita Anthony Onyekwere, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.4 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.
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.