Smithson Onyebuchi Ahiabuike, M.D.,
Internal Medicine Physician · Gadsden, AL
Smithson Onyebuchi Ahiabuike, M.D., is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gadsden, Alabama, and NPI 1932351996, issued on Oct 21, 2008. Check the license on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Smithson Onyebuchi Ahiabuike
- Credential
- M.D.,
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 44150 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 S 3RD St, Gadsden, AL 35901
- Phone
- (256) 438-5107
- Enumerated
- Oct 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 438-5108
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110912000767); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 525 S 3RD St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Candace Hiland, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1780342774
- Janice Kimbril, RPTPhysical Therapist1336368778
Verify Smithson Onyebuchi Ahiabuike in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,599 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 257 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin302 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate220 claims
- Lisinopril210 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium170 claims
- Clonazepam159 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa158 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: $476.64
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Care Team Hospitalists LLCRainbow City, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Smithson Onyebuchi Ahiabuike among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Smithson Onyebuchi Ahiabuike, M.D., is one of 1,705 internal 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 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gadsden
They are 22 of the 903 NPPES records with a practice address in Gadsden, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Smithson Onyebuchi Ahiabuike, M.D.,'s NPI number?
Smithson Onyebuchi Ahiabuike, M.D.,'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932351996, issued on Oct 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Smithson Onyebuchi Ahiabuike, M.D., located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 S 3RD St, Gadsden, AL, 35901. Phone: (256) 438-5107. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Smithson Onyebuchi Ahiabuike, M.D.,'s license?
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 Smithson Onyebuchi Ahiabuike, M.D., prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Smithson Onyebuchi Ahiabuike, M.D., had 6,599 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.