What is Kalu Onuma's specialty?

Kalu Onuma (NPI 1447415518) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Psychiatry in Saint Louis, MO.

Where does Kalu Onuma practice?

Kalu Onuma practices in Saint Louis, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1447415518.

How much does Medicare pay Kalu Onuma?

Kalu Onuma (NPI 1447415518) received approximately $55K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 111 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1447415518

Kalu OnumaM.D.,

PsychiatrySaint Louis, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

225

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

827

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$54K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 396 Psychiatry providers in MO — top quintile (cohort median 189).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,786

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$506K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

18.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Alprazolam365 claims

Bupropion Hcl349 claims

Buspirone Hcl313 claims

Trazodone Hcl281 claims

Zolpidem Tartrate205 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kalu Onuma's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 5 inbound referrers · 8 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1033132220	50	289
CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL NORTHEAST-NORTHWEST	28	139
Paul Hargan Diagnostic Radiology · Saint Louis, MO	16	85
Vadim Baram Psychiatry · Saint Louis, MO	13	76
NPI 1457361024	13	22

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL NORTHEAST- NORTHWEST	68	316
BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL	25	96
Abbott Ambulance Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Saint Louis, MO	20	85
CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL NORTHEAST-NORTHWEST	18	50
SSM HEALTH CARE ST. LOUIS	16	45
Labone Llc Clinical Laboratory · Lenexa, KS	12	40
Parimal Patel Psychiatry · Bridgeton, MO	11	130
NPI 1033132220	11	64

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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