NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sampson Ogbuchi, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Gadsden, AL

Sampson Ogbuchi, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1316993918, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Alabama MD20946, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1316993918
Name
Sampson Ogbuchi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD20946 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 S 3RD St, Gadsden, AL 35901
Phone
(386) 274-7800
Enumerated
May 25, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(386) 274-7800
Medicaid IDs
009911672 AL
009930700 AL
2147501 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050203000886); accepts Medicare assignment
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 600 S 3RD St

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

  1. Melanie Butts, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1639985054
  2. Alicia Clark, PMHNP-BC, CRNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1750235529
  3. Ronald Clark, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1740256544
  4. Mark Cobb, CRNP - AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1689207391
  5. Robert Coley, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1720184815
  6. Richard Hopper, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1871547661

Verify Sampson Ogbuchi in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

931 Medicare Part D claims for 489 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 93 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sampson Ogbuchi931
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Odt93 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen88 claims
  3. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro77 claims
  4. Ibuprofen71 claims
  5. Ketorolac Tromethamine52 claims
  6. Azithromycin48 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: $14.88

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Purdue Pharma L.P. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sampson Ogbuchi$14.88
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Alabama Physicians Group LLCAnniston, AL

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

Sampson Ogbuchi among 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama

Sampson Ogbuchi, MD is one of 678 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2011 among the 399 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 53% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Alabama

There are 678 emergency medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Malachy Ijemere, MDGadsden, AL 359011013963750
  2. Kathryn Peilen, MDGadsden, AL 359011457390064
  3. Cyrus Vepa, MDGadsden, AL 359011083660922
  4. Christopher Endfinger, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031184667776
  5. Alex Hunt, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031467490243
  6. Linda Jones, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031396788337
  7. Daniel Meis, DOGadsden, AL 359031356979249
  8. Richard Vann, M.D.Gadsden, AL 359031538322862

Common questions

What is Sampson Ogbuchi, MD's NPI number?

Sampson Ogbuchi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316993918, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sampson Ogbuchi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 S 3RD St, Gadsden, AL, 35901. Phone: (386) 274-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sampson Ogbuchi, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD20946, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sampson Ogbuchi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sampson Ogbuchi, MD had 931 Medicare Part D claims for 489 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.

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.