Chukwuma Obi Onyewu, MD
NPI 1578573457ActiveIndividual· Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine· Lanham, MD
Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine (MD) with Choice Pain and Rehabilitation Center LLC, practicing in Lanham, Maryland. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $518,496 for 5,808 claims, against $127,881 paid for services in 2024. Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. was the largest of 17 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,428 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1578573457 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 9, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 24, 2015 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine Primary | 208VP0014X | D0065933 | MD |
| Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | 208VP0014X | C1-0007073 | DE |
| Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | 208VP0014X | MD034554 | DC |
| Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine | 208VP0014X | 0101235566 | VA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (DC); Practitioner - Interventional Pain Management (DE); Practitioner - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (MD) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 375 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 2,106 across 53 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $127,881 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 5,808 · 6,087 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 460 |
| Total drug cost | $518,496 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Interventional Pain Management |
| Secondary specialties | Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Choice Pain and Rehabilitation Center LLCBaltimore, MD · 13 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,428 · 63 payments from 17 companies
- 2024$994.00 · 44 payments from 13 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $322.41 | 17 |
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $229.47 | 14 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $156.85 | 3 |
| Curonix LLC | $141.76 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $85.16 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,428 · 63 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records