NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Internal Medicine Physician NPI 1598141319 MD
Verify on CMS → Somechukwu Onuoha, MD
Internal Medicine Physician in Bronx, New York.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 174,792 in Internal Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
14K
Medicare Part D claims · 375 beneficiaries · Internal Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
82%
generic claims · 16% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Somechukwu Onuoha, MD filed 13,755 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as an Internal Medicine Physician in Bronx, New York, prescribing 82% generic.
- 14K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 82%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥98th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Somechukwu Onuoha, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1598141319), first enumerated 08/04/2015.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 13,755 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
New York statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Somechukwu Onuoha, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: NYSBPMC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1598141319 · Internal Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MEGA · RX-HEAVY · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1598141319
- ENUM-MID 2015
- TAX-MEGA 175K Internal Medicine
- RX-HEAVY 14K claims
- BOOK-MID 13,725 in New York
- PHOTO-ENUM Chinenye Akaluso, MD · 2015
Somechukwu Onuoha, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
13,755 ≥ 98th percentile 98% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Somechukwu Onuoha, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Somechukwu Onuoha, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Internal Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
13,755 394% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in New York
How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among New York providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Internal Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1598141319 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Internal Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 08/04/2015 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Somechukwu Onuoha, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
North Shore-Lij Medical PC
Great Neck, NY
Prominis Medical Services PC
Glendale, NY
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - New York NYSBPMC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~100K New York medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Somechukwu Onuoha, MD. To verify Somechukwu Onuoha, MD's current license status, search the NYSBPMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
312
Total board actions, New York 2023
Across 302 cases
3.12
Actions per 1,000 licensees
New York statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
89 cases
NYSBPMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the New York disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Somechukwu Onuoha, MD - brand share 16.0%
Internal Medicine Physician average
16% brand-name claims vs 82% generic, on 13,755 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
13,755
Total Claims
$1.1M
Total Drug Cost
375
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 15,062.9
- Total Day Supply
- 419,032
- Brand vs Generic
- 16% brand / 82% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $860K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $246K
- Opioid Claims
- 36 (0.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 159
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 77.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.91
- Gender Split
- 52% female / 48% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 33, 65-74: 99, 75-84: 142, 85+: 101
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Somechukwu Onuoha, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
899 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
659 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
536 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl
Tamsulosin Hcl
478 claims
- Eliquis
Eliquis
441 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
408 claims
- Metformin Hcl
Metformin Hcl
366 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate 300
Metoprolol Succinate
300 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 899 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 659 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 536 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 478 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 441 |
| Gabapentin | 408 |
| Metformin Hcl | 366 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 300 |
| Losartan Potassium | 298 |
| Lisinopril | 276 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Internal Medicine Physician Overview
How Somechukwu Onuoha, MD fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
174,792
Internal Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Internal Medicine Physician
2,785
Avg Claims per Provider
Somechukwu Onuoha, MD's 13,755 claims are above the specialty average of 2,785.
Nationwide Internal Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Onuoha, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2015)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in New York
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New York, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Onuoha.
One of 13,725 Internal Medicine Physician providers enrolled in New York, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Deborah Aanonsen
D.O.
Staten Island, NY
Dr. Nivedita Aanur
M.D.
New York, NY
Dr. Jay Aaron
MD
Great Neck, NY
Dr. Justin Aaron
MD
New York, NY
Ahmad Abadi
Poughkeepsie, NY
Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Somechukwu Onuoha, MD's specialty? ▼
Somechukwu Onuoha, MD specializes in Internal Medicine Physician and practices in Bronx, New York. Credentials: MD.
How much does Somechukwu Onuoha, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Somechukwu Onuoha, MD wrote 13,755 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.1M in drug costs for 375 beneficiaries.
Where is Somechukwu Onuoha, MD located? ▼
Somechukwu Onuoha, MD is located at 234 E 149TH STR. SUITE 620, Bronx, NY, 10451. Phone: (718) 579-5725.
What is Somechukwu Onuoha, MD's NPI number? ▼
Somechukwu Onuoha, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598141319, issued on 08/04/2015.
Does Somechukwu Onuoha, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Somechukwu Onuoha, MD's prescribing is 16% brand-name and 82% generic drugs by claim count, with $860K in brand drug costs.
Does Somechukwu Onuoha, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Somechukwu Onuoha, MD had 36 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.3%.
How many Internal Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 174,792 Internal Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Internal Medicine Physician provider writes 2,785 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Somechukwu Onuoha, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Somechukwu Onuoha, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate, Pantoprazole Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Somechukwu Onuoha, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Somechukwu Onuoha, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 13,755 Part D claims and 375 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Somechukwu Onuoha, MD's credentials? ▼
Somechukwu Onuoha, MD's NPI is 1598141319 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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