Dr. Laura Benjamin Ngwenya, MD, PhD

Dr. Ngwenya practices at UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dr. Ngwenya's NPI, 1316193642, was assigned on August 18, 2008. Dr. Ngwenya graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Ngwenya holds Ohio license 35.128297.

Dr. Ngwenya's primary practice is UC Medical Center, at 3188 Bellevue Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45219 in Hamilton County. The practice phone is (513) 584-1000.

Dr. Ngwenya's primary practice is UC Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. Ngwenya is also affiliated with University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The medical group on file is University of Cincinnati Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ngwenya to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ngwenya practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Ngwenya's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Ngwenya is licensed in Ohio.

CMS data shows 152 Medicare services from Dr. Ngwenya across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 112 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,649 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 112 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ngwenya in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 42 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 20% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.65, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ngwenya's median patient age at 53, with 43% women.

In 2021, Dr. Ngwenya wrote 13 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $149 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 20 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Ngwenya for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ngwenya accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 85 papers to Dr. Ngwenya, published from 2011 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Neurosurgical Procedures and Glasgow Coma Scale. Dr. Ngwenya has published most often in J Neurosurg. Dr. Ngwenya's most frequent co-authors are Geoffrey Todd Manley, MD, PhD, Pratik Mukherjee, MD, PhD and Alex B. Valadka, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Ngwenya to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Brain Injuries, Traumatic and Brain Injuries.

CMS Open Payments shows 10 general payments to Dr. Ngwenya from 7 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Accredited education speaker fees make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Synthes GmbH paid the most, $2,391. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $1,140 in 2019.

Dr. Ngwenya graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 2008.