Dr. Adanna Amechi Obigwe, MD
What this data tells you about Dr. Amechi Obigwe
Dr. Adanna Amechi Obigwe is a family medicine in Vernon, TX, with 19 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Amechi Obigwe performed 3,643 Medicare services across 1,353 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Amechi Obigwe received a total of $1,654 from 13 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 93 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Amechi Obigwe is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes | 392 | $29 | $85 |
| Chronic care management, first 20 min/month | 334 | $43 | $200 |
| Chronic care management, additional 20 min/month | 324 | $34 | $200 |
| Remote patient monitoring management, 20 min/month | 310 | $34 | $100 |
| Remote patient monitoring device, 30 days | 251 | $36 | $120 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 229 | $127 | $300 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, each additional 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 216 | $53 | $200 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 188 | $10 | $130 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 127 | $8 | $25 |
| Complex chronic care management services for two or more chronic conditions, first 60 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 112 | $98 | $200 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 112 | $0 | $35 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 99 | $91 | $300 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 91 | $1 | $10 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 84 | $0 | $25 |
| Prolonged preventive service(s) (beyond the typical service time of the primary procedure), in the office or other outpatient setting requiring direct patient contact beyond the usual service; each additional 30 minutes (list separately in addition to code | 70 | $61 | $130 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 69 | $73 | $150 |
| Prolonged preventive service(s) (beyond the typical service time of the primary procedure), in the office or other outpatient setting requiring direct patient contact beyond the usual service; first 30 minutes (list separately in addition to code for preve | 69 | $61 | $100 |
| Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes | 68 | $18 | $50 |
| Annual depression screening | 67 | $17 | $50 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 65 | $120 | $250 |
| Physician or allowed practitioner re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians a | 55 | $29 | $75 |
| Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg | 49 | $9 | $35 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 38 | $17 | $45 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 33 | $25 | $50 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 32 | $30 | $35 |
| Insertion of needle into vein (3 years or older) | 29 | $12 | $25 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 27 | $18 | $70 |
| Flu vaccine, quadrivalent | 23 | $76 | $100 |
| Pneumococcal vaccine, 23-valent | 19 | $124 | $150 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 19 | $28 | $35 |
| Remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial set-up and patient education on use of equipment | 17 | $13 | $40 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 13 | $64 | $300 |
| Detection test by multiplex amplified probe technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (covid-19) and influenza virus types a and b | 12 | $140 | $200 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Amechi Obigwe is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in TX), and low-engagement industry engagement, with 19 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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