Uchechukwu Oba, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Lima, OH
Uchechukwu Oba, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Lima, Ohio, and NPI 1154771368, issued on Jun 18, 2016. Check the license (Ohio 35.138530, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Uchechukwu Oba
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 35.138530 OH
35138530 OH
1908 R 75796 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 730 W Market St, Lima, OH 45801
- Phone
- (419) 227-3361
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250910004190); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Uchechukwu Oba in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35.138530Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
778 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium114 claims
- Cefdinir57 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate41 claims
- Prednisone38 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate32 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl29 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): 88.3 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Family Health Care OF Northwest Ohio IncVan Wert, OH
- Mercy Health Physicians Lima Specialty Care LLCLima, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Uchechukwu Oba among 982 hospitalist physician records in Ohio
Uchechukwu Oba, M.D. is one of 982 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 60% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 835 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Ohio
There are 982 hospitalist physician records in Ohio.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Benjamin Bova, M.D.Lima, OH 458011932581030
- Aubrey Daiss, DOLima, OH 458011831886373
- Emran El-Alali, MDLima, OH 458011588008908
- Claire Friederick, MDLima, OH 458011275229239
- Christopher Hawkins, MDLima, OH 458011891374781
- Amy Hovest, MDLima, OH 458011063547479
- Hamid Khatibi, MDLima, OH 458011306325931
- Aakash Kumar, MDLima, OH 458011336702489
Common questions
What is Uchechukwu Oba, M.D.'s NPI number?
Uchechukwu Oba, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154771368, issued on Jun 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Uchechukwu Oba, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 730 W Market St, Lima, OH, 45801. Phone: (419) 227-3361. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Uchechukwu Oba, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.138530, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Uchechukwu Oba, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Uchechukwu Oba, M.D. had 778 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Uchechukwu Oba, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.3 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.