Simon Onyebuchi Onuegbu, APRN
Nephrology Physician · Houston, TX
Simon Onyebuchi Onuegbu, APRN is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1497376461, issued on May 1, 2020. Check the license (Texas AP145398, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Simon Onyebuchi Onuegbu
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- AP145398 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6410 Fannin St Ste 600, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (832) 325-6545
- Enumerated
- May 1, 2020
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211026002404); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Simon Onyebuchi Onuegbu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license AP145398Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxyurea21 claims
- Adakveo13 claims
- Ibuprofen11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $34.56
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- UT PhysiciansHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Simon Onyebuchi Onuegbu among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas
Simon Onyebuchi Onuegbu, APRN is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 96% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 96% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Simon Onyebuchi Onuegbu, APRN's NPI number?
Simon Onyebuchi Onuegbu, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497376461, issued on May 1, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Simon Onyebuchi Onuegbu, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6410 Fannin St Ste 600, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (832) 325-6545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Simon Onyebuchi Onuegbu, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP145398, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Simon Onyebuchi Onuegbu, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Simon Onyebuchi Onuegbu, APRN had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Simon Onyebuchi Onuegbu, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.