Ucheoma D. Nwaogwugwu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
Ucheoma D. Nwaogwugwu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1720234016, issued on Aug 18, 2008. Check the license (Texas Q5236, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ucheoma D. Nwaogwugwu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- Q5236 TX
050970 CT
262980 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11978 Westheimer RD Ste B, Houston, TX 77077
- Phone
- (346) 275-6750
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2026
- Fax
- (877) 542-6970
- Medicaid ID
- 3619934 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160527001269); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11978 Westheimer RD Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- An Tang, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1841357589
Verify Ucheoma D. Nwaogwugwu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q5236Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,926 Medicare Part D claims for 529 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium266 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium210 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate207 claims
- Lisinopril145 claims
- Losartan Potassium139 claims
- Metformin Hcl137 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: $56.80
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. 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
- Centerwell Senior Primary Care TX PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ucheoma D. Nwaogwugwu among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas
Ucheoma D. Nwaogwugwu, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 50% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,488 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,488 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Ucheoma D. Nwaogwugwu, MD's NPI number?
Ucheoma D. Nwaogwugwu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720234016, issued on Aug 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ucheoma D. Nwaogwugwu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11978 Westheimer RD Ste B, Houston, TX, 77077. Phone: (346) 275-6750. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ucheoma D. Nwaogwugwu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q5236, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ucheoma D. Nwaogwugwu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ucheoma D. Nwaogwugwu, MD had 4,926 Medicare Part D claims for 529 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.