Ugochi Laurel Obih, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · The Woodlands, TX
Ugochi Laurel Obih, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in The Woodlands, Texas, and NPI 1932595311, issued on Apr 12, 2015. Check the license (Texas S2860, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ugochi Laurel Obih
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- S2860 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17201 Interstate 45 S, The Woodlands, TX 77385
- Phone
- (936) 270-2099
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2015
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2024
- Fax
- (713) 790-8703
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191030001148); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ugochi Laurel Obih in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license S2860Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
202 Medicare Part D claims for 113 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.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass25 claims
- Prednisone13 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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: $30.41
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansSugar Land, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCSugar Land, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ugochi Laurel Obih among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas
Ugochi Laurel Obih, M.D. is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% 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 52% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 52% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 25% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in The Woodlands
They are 35 of the 2,254 NPPES records with a practice address in The Woodlands, and 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Ugochi Laurel Obih, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ugochi Laurel Obih, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932595311, issued on Apr 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ugochi Laurel Obih, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17201 Interstate 45 S, The Woodlands, TX, 77385. Phone: (936) 270-2099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ugochi Laurel Obih, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number S2860, 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 Ugochi Laurel Obih, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ugochi Laurel Obih, M.D. had 202 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.