Tochukwu Jude Onyekwelu, MD
Surgery Physician · Charleston, SC
Tochukwu Jude Onyekwelu, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1376960849, issued on Mar 24, 2014. Check the license (South Carolina 90774, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tochukwu Jude Onyekwelu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 90774 SC
BP10064880 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9313 Medical Plaza Dr Ste 204, Charleston, SC 29406
- Phone
- (843) 797-5151
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 11, 2023
- Fax
- (843) 572-6939
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260519000527); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tochukwu Jude Onyekwelu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 90774Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
75 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen15 claims
- Methocarbamol14 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl13 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: $2,821.82
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Tochukwu Jude Onyekwelu among 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina
Tochukwu Jude Onyekwelu, MD is one of 647 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 56% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 335 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
167 surgery physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 167 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 647 surgery physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kellie Amodeo, M.D.Charleston, SC 294061538515804
- Jeffrey LafondCharleston, SC 294061245243500
- Thomas Litton, M.D.Charleston, SC 294061588696405
- Allison McCrae, MDNorth Charleston, SC 294061023270287
- Amy Ricker, NPCharleston, SC 294061538668884
- Michael Sabback, MDCharleston, SC 294061124055298
- John Smear, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294061467522599
- Emel Yalcin, MDCharleston, SC 294061457024176
Common questions
What is Tochukwu Jude Onyekwelu, MD's NPI number?
Tochukwu Jude Onyekwelu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376960849, issued on Mar 24, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tochukwu Jude Onyekwelu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9313 Medical Plaza Dr Ste 204, Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 797-5151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tochukwu Jude Onyekwelu, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 90774, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tochukwu Jude Onyekwelu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tochukwu Jude Onyekwelu, MD had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.