Chukwuemeka Onyewu, M.D.

Primary specialty

Plastic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208200000X

License

D0050971 Issued in MD

Practice address

8720 Georgia Ave
Suite 706
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3638

Phone

(301) 589-2015

Fax

(301) 589-2007

NPI assigned

Jun 2, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 7

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in DC

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Plastic and Reconstructive SurgeryAlso: General Surgery

Education

Boston University School of Medicine, 1990

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Chukwuemeka Onyewu MD PC

  • Plastic Surgery Physician
  • Silver Spring, MD
  • NPI 1972898385

  DC

  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• Frederick Health Hospital Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Frederick, MD
  • NPI 1538165527
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "SILVER SPRING",
            "state": "MD",
            "postal_code": "209061108",
            "telephone_number": "301-570-8102"
        },
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            "state": "MD",
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        "enumeration_date": "2006-06-02",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-13",
        "status": "A"
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        }
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            "issuer": "OPTIMUM CHOICE/MAMSI",
            "identifier": "3127603",
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            "code": "01",
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}

• Ifeyinwa Onwumere
• Kelechi Lilian Onwuzuruike
• Doris Oluchi Onyegwara
• Onyinye C Onyekwere, MD, MS, FAAP
• Grace E Onyemachi
• Nik Jefferson Ooi
• Carmen M Oostburg Sanz, D.C.
• Ishioma E Opia-Edemenya, DPT
• Optical Shop
• Optima Home Health Agency

• Plastic Surgery Physician in Silver Spring, MD
• Providers in Silver Spring, MD by specialty
• Plastic Surgery Physician in Maryland

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 13, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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