Ugwuala Nwauche, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Charlotte, NC
Ugwuala Nwauche, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1922053248, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2004-01105, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ugwuala Nwauche
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 2004-01105 NC
ME140368 FL
46482 KY
0101223755 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6608 E WT Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28215
- Phone
- (704) 900-7761
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 5906725 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ugwuala Nwauche in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2004-01105Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
627 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 55 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
- Ibuprofen32 claims
- Cephalexin27 claims
- Benztropine Mesylate26 claims
- Olanzapine26 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim20 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 17.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Ugwuala Nwauche among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
Ugwuala Nwauche, MD is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
536 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Charlotte
They are 536 of the 23,603 NPPES records with a practice address in Charlotte, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ugwuala Nwauche, MD's NPI number?
Ugwuala Nwauche, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922053248, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ugwuala Nwauche, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6608 E WT Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC, 28215. Phone: (704) 900-7761. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ugwuala Nwauche, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2004-01105, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ugwuala Nwauche, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ugwuala Nwauche, MD had 627 Medicare Part D claims for 231 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ugwuala Nwauche, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 17.1 of 100. 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.