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Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

10561 Merritt Street
Castroville, CA 95012

(831) 633-1514

Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, CA specializing in family medicine.

Office Locations

10561 Merritt Street
Castroville, CA 95012

(831) 633-1514

(831) 633-0311

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In The News

“Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, a community health center physician-executive in Salinas, California, worries he could be held liable if he missed something in "a diary of data," but said he might be more open...”—"Apple aims to push more patient data to doctors. But who can gauge its impact on health?", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, August 2021

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

urinalysis

In 2013, Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD performed more urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, CA during 2013 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	371
doctor visit	14
lab tests	541
preventive care	439
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
X-rays	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	353
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	23
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	55
Dementia	4
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, CA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	365
lab tests	450
preventive care	354

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	285
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	19
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	60
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, CA during 2015 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	250
doctor visit	18
lab tests	230
preventive care	109
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
X-rays	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	616
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	42
Less than 65	166

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	3
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	51
Dementia	6
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, CA during 2016 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	181
lab tests	140
musculoskeletal imaging	12
preventive care	58
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
X-rays	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	13
Black	0
Hispanic	240
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	13
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated during 2016 were diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	58
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, CA during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	18
doctor visit	148
lab tests	190
musculoskeletal imaging	22
preventive care	51
thoracic (chest) imaging	20
X-rays	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	27
Black	0
Hispanic	281
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	15
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	55
Dementia	5
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, CA during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	28
doctor visit	30
lab tests	209
preventive care	54

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	205
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated during 2018 were diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	59
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, CA during 2019 were lab tests, preventive care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	17
doctor visit	51
lab tests	188
preventive care	37

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	225
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	11
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	60
Dementia	5
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, CA during 2020 were lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	13
doctor visit	36
lab tests	54

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	114
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, CA during 2021 were lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	30
lab tests	44

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, CA during 2022 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	85
doctor visit	50
lab tests	40

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	126
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	13
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	71
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, CA during 2023 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	306
doctor visit	35
lab tests	54

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	192
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	17
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated during 2023 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	66
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, CA were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and X-rays.

blood draw	151
doctor visit	47
lab tests	194
musculoskeletal imaging	17
preventive care	157
thoracic (chest) imaging	15
X-rays	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	3
Hispanic	239
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	46
85 and over	13
Less than 65	55
65 to 74	144

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD treated were hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	57
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Cancer	2
Dementia	4

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$489 Mavyret $365	$123
Magellan Diagnostics Inc	$382 LeadCare II Blood Lead Test Kit $382
AbbVie Inc.	$150 Mavyret $150
Gilead Sciences Inc	$81 $81
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$29 NON-PRODUCT $29
Other	$23 BOOSTRIX $23

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$742
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$382
Education	$29

Biography

Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha is a family medicine specialist in Castroville, CA. Dr. Nkwocha has obtained a license to practice in California.

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2022

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Oguchi Nkwocha, MD From 2013 - 2023

Education & Training

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