Somechukwu Okeakwalam Onuoha, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Bronx, NY
Somechukwu Okeakwalam Onuoha, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Bronx, New York, and NPI 1598141319, issued on Aug 4, 2015. Check the license (New York 295940, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Somechukwu Okeakwalam Onuoha
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 295940 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 234 E 149TH Str. Suite 620, Bronx, NY 10451
- Phone
- (718) 579-5725
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 3, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181114000686); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Somechukwu Okeakwalam Onuoha in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 295940Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
13,755 Medicare Part D claims for 375 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium899 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate659 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium536 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl478 claims
- Eliquis441 claims
- Gabapentin408 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- North Shore-Lij Medical PCGreat Neck, NY
- Prominis Medical Services PCGlendale, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Somechukwu Okeakwalam Onuoha among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Somechukwu Okeakwalam Onuoha, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 61% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
960 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Bronx
They are 960 of the 32,017 NPPES records with a practice address in Bronx, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Somechukwu Okeakwalam Onuoha, MD's NPI number?
Somechukwu Okeakwalam Onuoha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598141319, issued on Aug 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Somechukwu Okeakwalam Onuoha, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 234 E 149TH Str. Suite 620, Bronx, NY, 10451. Phone: (718) 579-5725. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Somechukwu Okeakwalam Onuoha, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 295940, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Somechukwu Okeakwalam Onuoha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Somechukwu Okeakwalam Onuoha, MD had 13,755 Medicare Part D claims for 375 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.